Lampricide treatments are scheduled to begin today in three Baraga County waterways. Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will treat the Falls, Silver, and Ravine rivers. It should take about a week to complete the process. The goal is to kill sea lamprey larvae that are burrowed in …
Read More »
MLB The Detroit Tigers’ losing streak reached six games last night, as they fell to the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Matthew Boyd struck out nine batters over four innings, but gave up three runs and took the loss. The Sox clubbed six home runs. Isaac Paredes singled and drove home …
Read More »
There will be no Upper Peninsula residents on Michigan’s new Independent Redistricting Commission. The 13-member panel was filled today via a random drawing. It includes four Republicans, four Democrats, and five self-described independents. The Republicans are… Douglas Clark, 73: Rochester HillsRhonda Lange, 47: Reed City Erin Wagner, 54: Charlotte Cynthia …
Read More »
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ annual Fall Surplus Land Auction contains little of interest in the Upper Peninsula. The only parcel in the Copper Country is a small lot on Third Street in Centennial Heights. There’s also a tiny parcel near Watersmeet, and a small landlocked parcel near Germfask. …
Read More »
The owner of the Houghton Community Broadcasting stations has been elected chair of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Stephen Marks Stephen Marks began his career as a radio copy writer in Maryland at age 17. In 1983, he became co-owner of Thunder Bay Broadcasting, which operates a television station in …
Read More »
An Ishpeming woman is fortunate to be alive, after she crashed her 2011 Mazda into a rock while driving along County Road 476 in Marquette County’s Tilden Township Saturday night. The car caught fire, and the 47-year-old was trapped inside. State police troopers from the Negaunee post tell us a …
Read More »
A Manistique man is dead because of a motorcycle crash. State police say 52-year-old Markie Sumter hit a tree along State Road near M-94 in Schoolcraft County’s Hiawatha Township Saturday evening. He was not wearing a helmet, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police believe alcohol and speed were …
Read More »
Look for some traffic delays over the next few weeks in Baraga County, as a highway paving project begins today. The Michigan Department of Transportation will mill and resurface US-41 from the Falls River in L’Anse to the Beartown Road/Jurmu Road intersection north of Baraga. M-38 will also be resurfaced …
Read More »
The Village of Calumet will hold two public hearings Monday night. The session will begin online at 5:30. The first hearing will address proposed revisions in the village’s zoning ordinance, and will be conducted by the planning commission. See the proposed ordinance here. The second hearing will deal with the …
Read More »
The Michigan House of Representatives is expected to begin debate this morning on a compromise plan to guide the reopening of Michigan K-12 schools this fall. The bipartisan deal that was worked out Friday between legislative leaders and Governor Gretchen Whitmer overwhelmingly passed the state Senate Saturday. One sticking point …
Read More »
Keweenaw Report Your Source for Local News and Sports
