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The Hancock City Planning Commission got its first look at the plans the Keweenaw Co-op has developed for its new location last night. The Co-op has purchased the former Keweenaw Buick-GMC building on Quincy Street. Two additions are planned. The largest would add 4,000 square feet to the retail area, …

The Houghton City Planning Commission will meet this afternoon at the City Center. The agenda includes discussions of the downtown parking deck and the potential sale of some city-owned property. The session begins at 5:30, and the public is welcome. See the full agenda here.

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton took two from Jeffers, 9-3 and 4-0. • Calumet v Iron Mountain – no report. • Hancock swept Ontonagon, 11-1 and 15-10. • L’Anse and Lake Linden-Hubbell split their doubleheader, with the Purple Hornets taking the first game 6-1, and the …

It’s not every day you celebrate a member of the Union Army. Last week, Kenton celebrated Hiram White, a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. White was a Sergeant in the 25th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, which was organized at Camp William Penn near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …

The Keweenaw County Sheriff is searching for individuals involved in a fuel theft in Lac La Belle. A fuel spill was reported to the sheriff at 2:35 pm, at a commercial fishing operation’s leasing dock, last Thursday. The 275 gallon fuel tank was not in use by the fishing operation. …

Watch for another lane closure on the Houghton-Hancock Bridge again this week, as the lengthy repair project closes in on the finish line. Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation will shut down the outside southbound lane through Friday. They’ll be doing some minor concrete patching, and working on the …

Five Copper Country governmental units will receive a half-million dollars from the state to help train and recruit first responders. Grants were awarded to: • The City of Houghton, for $141,200 • Keweenaw County, for $82,172 • Ontonagon County, for $100,000 • The Village of Baraga, for $96,980 • The …

Summer employees at Michigan State Parks are getting a raise. Faced with a worker shortage, the Department of Natural Resources has boosted the starting pay of its seasonal workers to $15 per hour. That’s a significant increase from the previous starting level, which was as low as $10.20 per hour, …

Michigan State Police Troopers are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in an investigation. The surveillance photos below were taken April 8th in Crystal Falls. If you know who he is, call the MSP Iron Mountain post at 906-774-2122, or email sleeterj@michigan.gov, or websterw@michigan.gov. Image …

The MTEC SmartZone has hired a new Development and Marketing Manager. Amanda Jackson is a Calumet native, with a degree in Graphic Communications from Northern Michigan University, and more than 14 years’ experience in marketing and grant writing in various fields. Here is the release from the MTEC SmartZone: HOUGHTON, …