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Diana Lewitzke Laurium is again looking for a new village manager. After just four months on the job, Diana Lewitzke resigned on Monday. Lewitzke was Laurium’s first manager. The village had upgraded the position following the retirement of longtime village administrator Ed Vertin. She had no previous governmental experience, but …

Rehab work continues on a building in downtown Calumet.  At last night’s meeting, the village council approved a conditional use permit for 201 5th Street. That’s the building at the northwest corner of the Portland Street intersection. The developer told council members that retail space has been leased in the …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is getting some federal money to help identify pollution problems on the L’Anse reservation. The $75,000 award comes from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Small Grants program. It will help the Tribe identify polluted areas, and assess the risk they pose. The EPA notes …

The ballot for Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial nomination in the August primary will be a crowded one. Ten GOP contenders filed signatures before the deadline yesterday afternoon. The highest-profile hopefuls include former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, self-titled “quality guru” Perry Johnson, Oakland County businessman Kevin Rinke, Kalamazoo chiropractor Garrett Soldano …

College Softball The Finlandia softball team’s games against Bay College yesterday were canceled because of poor weather and bad field conditions. The Lions’ games against Gogebic Community College today have also been called off. College Baseball The Finlandia baseball games at Northland College scheduled for today have been canceled. College …

For 50 years the Keweenaw symphony orchestra has brought beautiful music to the Copper Country. The group of ever changing MTU students and musical residents is the oldest orchestra in the Upper Peninsula and is one of five in the upper great lakes. This weekend the symphony will be heard …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce is holding their first Mix and Mingle event this Friday. The event is a chance for local business owners, residents, and chamber members to network and meet people outside their main circle. At the mix and mingle will be a brown bag auction. The proceeds …

The Hancock School District will host a Michigan Works apprenticeship and jobs fair next month. On May 5th, students from all schools within the Copper Country Intermediate District will be able to sit in on two 90-minute sessions to learn about career opportunities. Local employers will share information about jobs …

As received from Michigan Technological University For the fifth straight year, a record number of prospective undergraduates have applied to Michigan Tech. For the fifth straight year, a record number of prospective undergraduates have applied to Michigan Technological University, including significantly more underrepresented minority students. MTU has received more than …

The Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce office is scheduled to reopen today. The office in the William Hodge Visitor Center at the east edge of downtown Houghton has been closed since an explosion and fire destroyed an adjacent apartment building last month.  The Hodge Visitor Center also houses the Keweenaw …