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Some Canadian officials are unhappy with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford said the shutdown will put more than 4,900 jobs at risk, while putting Ontario and Michigan’s daily energy supply in jeopardy. …

The COVID-19 numbers in our region continue to climb. Yesterday’s update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department includes 142 more confirmed positives, 51 more probables, and four more deaths, since the previous update was posted late Thursday. 66 of the confirmed positives are in Houghton County. Baraga County had …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has a new medical director. Dr. Robert Lorinser practiced family medicine in Marquette from 1989 to 2011, then spent five tours at locations around the world as a Regional Medical Officer with the United States Foreign Service. He is already serving as the medical …

Hancock Middle School has a new principal. Jesse Kentala has spent 15 years as an English teacher and guidance counselor at the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City area schools. He coached the Blue Bolts basketball team for 14 seasons. The Hancock Board of Education approved his hiring at its meeting last night. …

Gogebic Community College will move to distance delivery format beginning tomorrow. All classes and labs will be affected, except for nursing labs and clinical rotations. Most faculty and staff will also work remotely. Facility doors will remain locked for the duration of the Epidemic Order issued by the Michigan Department …

Three U.P. Republican state legislators have now responded to Governor Whitmer’s order to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. In a joint statement released yesterday afternoon, State Senator Ed McBroom, and Representatives Greg Markkanen and Beau LaFave accused the governor of playing political games by releasing her decision after …

The private citizens who had filed a federal lawsuit to try to get all of the votes cast in three Michigan counties in the recent presidential election thrown out have given up before the case could be heard. Yesterday, the plaintiffs filed paperwork with the United States District Court for …

MTU The dates for Michigan Tech’s hockey games at Bemidji State next month have been changed. The Beavers women’s hockey is also playing at home the weekend the Huskies will be visiting. Originally, both teams were set to play Friday and Saturday, December 11th and 12th. To provide for appropriate …

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued an Epidemic Order, to try to slow the skyrocketing increase of COVID-19 cases in the state.  The mandate stops well short of the stay-at-home order Governor Gretchen Whitmer imposed at the outbreak of the pandemic last spring, but will still …

Hancock teachers have a new contract. The two-year deal was ratified by the union and the board of education last week. According to Hancock Superintendent Steve Patchin, teachers will get salary increases of 1.5 percent this year, and next year. There will also be a one-time bonus next December, which …