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Calumet’s 1431st Engineer Company is being hailed for its excellent track record. Using the Guard’s Key Performance Indicators tool, the national organization has determined the UP unit is the best of its kind in the country. There are approximately 30 engineering companies in the United States. According to a press …

On Saturday, January 15th, Trinity Episcopal Church will be opening its doors for a benefit concert to aid Afghan refugees. John Austin is a member of the governing board for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan. He has been tasked with helping raise funds for a non-governmental organization called Episcopal …

County sheriffs and the Michigan State Police are both urging caution while traversing the area today. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Department posted to its Facebook page late Wednesday warning of black ice. The northeast winds that took hold yesterday brought significant snowfall to the Huron Mountains and along the Keweenaw …

Law enforcement and firefighters are familiar with the Negaunee Regional Communication Center from one end of the line. More commonly referred to as dispatch, the center routes 911 calls and coordinates responses as needed to various emergencies. Three members of the Keweenaw Bay Fire Department got to tour the facility …

Baraga County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Barbara McEwen says the area’s snowmobile scene is still stuck in neutral. Unlike the rest of the Keweenaw, Baraga has not recovered from the warmth in the middle of December. McEwen says several trails were still well below what is needed to …

High School SCHOOL CLOSINGS COULD FORCE SCHEDULE CHANGES On the basketball schedule tonight… • Both Jeffers teams host Bessemer. The girls varsity contest will start at 5:45 in the new gym, with the boys game to follow. The JV contests will be played in the old gym. • Both Dollar …

Houghton County Memorial Airport has sidestepped cancellation and delay problems seen elsewhere in recent weeks, but it can’t escape the fury of a Keweenaw winter. Of the four flights scheduled Wednesday between CMX and O’Hare in Chicago, one is canceled and two others delayed as of 11:30 AM. In addition …

Upper Peninsula State Bank hopes to have its first branch in the Copper Country operating by the end of June. The financial institution will be opening a location on Razorback Drive in Houghton. President and CEO David Williams says his bank really believes in its name. It wants to represent …

Marc Mallory, husband of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement released late Tuesday, Press Secretary Bobby Leddy says, “After the positive test, Governor Whitmer took a rapid test, which came back negative, and is awaiting the results of a PCR test out of an …

The Department of Natural Resources is accepting license applications for the spring turkey hunting season through February 1st. Forms can be completed online through eLicense or affiliated retailers. A $5 fee is assessed for processing. Michigan ranks fourth in the country for the size of its turkey harvest each year. …