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The Portage Health Foundation is once again soliciting requests for proposal pertaining to potential recreation projects in Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. In total, up to $100,000 is available with a maximum of $20,000 going to any individual project. PHF shares some of the grants that have been given …

The UP Regional Blood Center is warning again that it is in critical need of all blood types. The blood bank supplies 13 UP hospitals, getting donations through three permanent sites in Marquette, Escanaba, and Hancock, plus community drives. The next one is scheduled for Monday, January 17th in Chassell …

Problems with emergency communications took center stage at meetings of both the Baraga County Board of Commissioners and the L’Anse Village Council last night. At the L’Anse Council meeting, village fire chief Mike Bianco explained that the system that connects law enforcement and first responders via radio and pagers had …

One of the items on the agenda of tonight’s Hancock Recreation Committee meeting is how to fix damage to a fence at the Driving Park. Near record high temperatures and close to 70 mph winds in mid-December caused a shed used for storing Little League equipment to blow over. It …

High School In high school girls basketball last night… • L’Anse got past Ironwood 46-42. In boys’ action… • Calumet lost to Negaunee 42-26. The Miners defense held the Copper Kings to just seven points in the first half. Kip Kangas led with Calumet with 11 points, and Dryden Nelson …

The Calumet Theatre will be open for public events again Saturday. Staff is planning a grand reopening with guests allowed in at noon. The lights go down at 1:00 for a screening of It’s A Wonderful Life. Admission into the movie is free and snacks and refreshments will be sold …

Adventure Mine in Greenland Township is one of the oldest in the Copper Country and entire tiers have been off-limits for a century. Owner Matt Portfleet says he has been dewatering each level slowly over time. Level Two was done about a decade ago, and now features tours. Recently, the …

Bordered by the two largest Great Lakes, the Upper Peninsula i s no stranger to wide variations in weather conditions. From dramatic temperature drops in the summer time to lake effect snow in winter, meteorologist Matthew Zika says the disparities play out in significant ways year-round. He says that there …

High School In high school basketball tonight… • Both L’Anse teams host Ironwood, with the girls contest starting at 5:45. In boys’ action… • Calumet hosts Negaunee. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. • Hancock hosts Ishpeming. • Jeffers welcomes Ontonagon. • …

Michigan State Police can now confirm that two people died due to a fire at a house in Portage Township Friday night. The blaze started just after 9:00 at a residence on Valley Road, west of Tapiola Road. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until confirmation can be …