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Residents and business owners in the village of L’Anse who want to install their own electrical generation equipment now have guidelines to work with. At last night’s meeting, manager Bob LaFave explained the Parallel Generator ordinance. The ordinance sets out the technical requirements for interfacing private devices with the village …

MLB The Detroit Tigers lost 9-3 to the Chicago Cubs last night. Casey Mize gave up two runs in the second inning, and left as the Cubs scored four more in the fourth. Javier Báez hit two home runs for Chicago. Christin Stewart homered for Detroit. The Tigers host the …

More than two dozen republicans voted with democrats in a rare Saturday session, in hopes of stopping the U.S. Postal Service from allegedly disrupting mail service to sabotage the November elections. The democrat led House passed a bill that would infuse $25 billion into the Postal Service, as they prepare …

Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 14 other Attorneys General, urging the review of a new rule allowing highly explosive materials to be transported by rail across the country. The petition filed in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit, is challenging …

The numbers are in from Michigan Tech’s first ever Waste Reduction Drive, and they’re not too shabby. On June 27th, the drive through collection event was held in the parking lot near the Gates Tennis Center. The numbers of everything that didn’t wind up in a landfill are as follows, …

The Hancock Planning Commission is holding their monthly meeting tonight electronically. The meeting starts at 6pm, and information to join is here. To join by phone, dial 312 626 6799 and enter Meeting ID 872-9280-9499.

Make it four in a row for the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. They have again received a 5 star performance rating for Patient Experience from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They have received 5 stars, going back to 2017. More impressive is that only 8 VA …

Firefighters from Michigan’s DNR along with equipment, are on their way to California to help battle the wildfires. Governor Whitmer said “The California wildfires have devastated thousands of families, and Michigan is ready to help in any way we can.” DNR firefighters volunteer for out of state assignments, and are …

Multiple Main Street Calumet businesses recently received grant funding through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The funding is to help businesses who have taken a financial hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Match on Main grant totaled $50,000 which was split between 9 businesses. Leah Polzien, executive director of Main …

The Hancock School District will be hosting a parent meeting tomorrow at 5pm, in front of the middle school. This from an email sent to parents. It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the district is hoping Representative Greg Markkanen will be on hand, to answer questions about what Lansing is …