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Trash collection rates will be increasing slightly in the Village of L’Anse. At last night’s meeting, village council members voted to approve a five-year extension with Waste Management for refuse pickup. Village manager Bob LaFave said the company has been doing an excellent job. It’s still a fantastic value. If …

A dispute over who owns the right to use the term Mount Bohemia will have a preliminary hearing in court next week. Black Bear, Inc, the operating company for Mount Bohemia Ski Resort, is seeking to stop local vendors from selling any merchandise or apparel with the words included in …

The newly reconstituted Baraga County Parks and Recreation Committee has its first members. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners Lyle Olsen and Dan Robillard were appointed to the committee, along with residents Will Wiggins, Polly Schaefer and Tristan Leaf. Commissioners indicated that additional members would be welcomed, especially someone …

If you are a policyholder of a car insurance plan in the State of Michigan, you will have a refund by May 9th at the latest. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office provided additional details this morning about the one-time disbursement from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association fund Monday morning. Every Michigan …

A one-year hiatus had an effect on attendance and the number of exhibitors at the Houghton County Fair. The board held its annual meeting last Thursday, electing members and naming officers for 2022. A recap of the most recent event revealed that 19,427 people attended over four days in August, …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners made waves last month when the group floated a trial balloon about a second span across the Portage Canal. Just this weekend, members Tom Tikkanen and Glenn Anderson reiterated that the idea is being seriously considered. The two appeared on Copper Country Today and …

After less than one year with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, K-9 Officer Tank has died. The dog joined the force in April, but became sick. Veterinarians ran several tests, where they concluded that Tank had terminal cancer. He passed away on Thursday. Tank was trained in narcotics detection by …

Hancock native Shannon Perkins talks about her experience as a survivor of a traumatic car crash, and the consequences she is seeing related to Michigan’s auto insurance reform. The UP is losing facilities who specialize in treating those with neurological and other brain injuries. Houghton County Commissioners Tom Tikkanen and …

UPDATE: Baraga County Sheriff’s Department put out a memo on Sunday night saying that L’Anse Schools have been threatened. There will be a larger law enforcement presence than normal at various Houghton County school buildings beginning today. In a press release sent out Sunday evening Sheriff Josh Saarinen says that …

High School In high school boys basketball tonight…• Calumet hosts Baraga.• Hancock plays at Westwood.• L’Anse visits Jeffers.• Ewen-Trout Creek travels to Wakefield-Marenisco. On the girls schedule this evening…• Houghton visits Gwinn.• Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Wakefield-Marenisco. NBA The Detroit Pistons’ losing streak grew to 12 games last night with …