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All members of the Hancock City Council were physically present in the chambers Wednesday night, a first since in-person meetings resumed on April 1st. The 50-minute meeting covered a lot of territory with several resolutions being passed unanimously. In order to receive Redevelopment Ready Community grants, the city is required …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell took two from Ontonagon, 10-8 and 9-4. In baseball today, Jeffers welcomes the Gogebic Miners. In softball yesterday… • Houghton swept the Gogebic Miners 12-0 and 10-2. Houghton also claimed both team titles at the Jack Sandretto golf invitational yesterday… …

The Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Houghton area smart zones are giving more information about the Return North job fair scheduled virtually for May 20th. Vice President of Business Development Jason Mack says the online format is returning because it helped spur participation from businesses and job seekers alike. The …

Included in the latest federal stimulus bill is money set aside to specifically help out the ailing restaurant industry. Local eateries began submitting applications to the Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund this week. Jeff Ratcliffe, Executive Director of the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, says the process is going more …

Gogebic Community College will host a virtual ceremony Friday night to honor its graduating class. Nearly 175 people will be recognized from the school’s Ironwood and Portage Township campuses. Seventy-nine of those are doing so with a GPA of 3.50 or above. GCC’s plans are somewhere in between what Finlandia …

Chairman Tom Merz looked at public input on the parking deck that was collated by city staff following the subcommittee’s last meeting, and pushed the group to begin narrowing down potential options for the aging structure. Using the outline created by City Manager Eric Waara that served previously as a …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a loosening of the state’s mask mandate for smaller outdoor gatherings, and athletes will be tested less beginning Thursday. The move comes as the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said 50 percent of eligible adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine. …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton split its doubleheader at Iron Mountain, losing the opener 13-12, but claiming the nightcap 5-3. In baseball today… • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Ontonagon. In softball yesterday… • Calumet blanked Gwinn 18-0 in the first game of their doubleheader. The Modeltowners …

The Road Commissions of Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties put out a joint statement advising that load restrictions will be taken off of local roads Thursday morning at 8:00 AM. MDOT restored normal weight limits on Monday for state and federal highways. Engineer Kevin Harju says the discrepancy has …

All new sheriffs participated in a conference downstate, including the top cops in Keweenaw and Baraga Counties. The gathering was hosted by the Michigan Sheriff’s Association, with Curt Pennala and Joe Brogan in attendance. Pennala says it was very informative and got him thinking about some issues that weren’t initially …