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Copper Country Today – August 23, 2020

On this week’s Copper Country Today, EGLE’s annual “State of the Great Lakes Report” is out. Todd VanDyke talks with Emily Finnell and Stefanie Swart about the Copper Country’s greatest natural resource. View the report here. Chris Miller checks in from the Houghton County Fair – find out what activities …

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Boy Dies in Dune Collapse

An 11-year-old boy died today when a sand dune where he was playing collapsed upon him. State police troopers from the Negaunee Post say they found the boy buried in the sand at a roadside Lake Superior beach west of Autrain just after noon. The boy had been digging in …

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Aspirus Adds Dermatologist

As received from Aspirus Keweenaw: Aspirus proudly welcomes dermatologist Tom Raisanen, MD to its excellent team of medical providers. Dr. Raisanen specializes in medical and surgical care of the skin, hair, and nails for people of all ages. He is now welcoming patients at Aspirus Houghton Clinic in Houghton. Dr. …

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Students Arriving at MTU, Finlandia

New students are arriving at Michigan Tech. To avoid crowds that could spread the novel coronavirus, students have been assigned check-in times at the dorms this afternoon and tomorrow. Tech staff members and volunteers will assist new students in moving their possessions into their dorm rooms. The four-day new student …

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Sherman Twp. Fire Department Wins Grant

The Sherman Township Fire Department is getting some federal money. The $14,339 award will help the small organization based in Gay to recruit and retain staff. It comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program.

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Michigan Sues PFAS Manufacturers

The State of Michigan is suing manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS. PFAS were used in hundreds of products, ranging from food packaging to water-repellent fabrics to non-stick cookware to firefighting foam. They can cause health problems in humans, and they take so long to break …

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Local COVID Hot Spots Cool

The COVID-19 flare-ups in Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties seem to be cooling down. The latest report from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department includes just four new confirmed cases across the five-county region since Monday. Ontonagon County has two of those. Baraga County has one, along with two new probable …

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