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A check of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory website shows Lake Superior is freezing quickly. In under two weeks, it has gone from barely ice covered to nearly halfway towards ice cube status. Mid-30’s temps will be in the region for several days next …

Koski’s Korners in Champion was the scene of a personal injury accident Wednesday afternoon involving a logging truck and a snowmobile. An officer from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources was first to the crash. He tended to the man who had been operating the snowmobile. He was unconscious but …

At Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting, the board accepted a purchase agreement to sell a parcel at 201 E. Franklin Street in the downtown district to Andrew Lahti. He intends to develop three 1,400 square foot townhouses. It would feature a garage at the ground floor and the total building …

For months, the Village of Calumet Planning Commission did not have enough members for a quorum and could not meet. Now that numbers have been boosted, the body is running into a new problem as it attempts to complete a comprehensive rezoning plan. Commissioner Virginia Dwyer spoke to the Village …

All public schools in Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties will be closed tomorrow, so parents should make plans for their kids to ease into a three-day weekend. The Copper Country Intermediate School District discussed the professional development day that is being coordinated area wide at Tuesday night’s meeting. Superintendent George …

High School In high school boys basketball last night…• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City shut down Hancock 55-33. Connor LeClaire scored 21 points for the Blue Bolts, who remain undefeated. In girls action… • Westwood shaded Hancock 25-23. The Bulldogs’ only scoring in the first half was five free throws. On the boys …

The calendar is quickly filling up for UP Honor Flight in September, when the group is set to carry out two trips to Washington DC.. It will be the first time since 2019 that local World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans will head to the capital for an unforgettable …

The Bridgefest committee is welcoming vendors to submit registration forms to be a part of the fun on Father’s Day weekend. Merchants are allowed to sell their wares on Friday, June 18th, and Saturday June 19th. Food vendors will be notified of their inclusion in the festivities after a review …

Hancock’s school board met Monday night and one of the topics discussed was a recent proposal from State Superintendent Michael Rice to lengthen the school year from 180 days to 200. The hope is that it would allow for students to catch up after a year of COVID-19 related interruptions. …

Calumet Village Manager Caleb Katz gave an update during Tuesday’s council meeting about efforts to get obsolete and redundant government regulations off the books. He said he had been focusing recently on reducing the number of fees pertaining to taxi services and pet licensing in the village. Katz said the …