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If you don’t have time to take back all your can and bottle returns, Hancock High School will take them off your hands. They’re hosting a bottle and can drop off Saturday from 10am until 1pm at the Bus Garage on East Franklin Street.  

*UPDATE* Per Kim Salmi, Administrator of Canal View Houghton County, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is their governing body, has not yet lifted any restrictions regarding visitors. Keweenaw Report apologizes for any misunderstanding. Mrs. Salmi also emphasized that Canal View Staff understands the frustration of both residents …

An internal search has led Michigan Tech to pick Dr. Will Cantrell as their new Associate Provost and Dean of  the Graduate School, starting on July 1st. This, according to Provost Jacqueline Huntoon. Cantrell has worked at Michigan Tech since 2001, when he began as an associate professor in the …

Mary Babcock is no longer Hancock’s acting city manager. She’s the new city manager. This from Hancock’s special council and budget work session agenda meeting last night. Babcock will serve a 5 year term, at will. The council also approved their COVID-19 Response Plan. Resolution 20-08 which is the intent …

Houghton County has a new confirmed case of COVID-19. This coming from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Health Officer Kate Beer. She also had this to say. A link to the complete Western Upper Peninsula breakdown of COVID-19 cases is here. 

Editor’s note: In the following article has been edited and we apologize for any misconceptions from the previous edition. With word of perhaps only 50 people to be in attendance, between 300 to 400 people turned out on the Houghton/Hancock Bridge yesterday, to protest against police brutality. The protest began …

WCHA It’s official – the University of Alabama at Huntsville men’s hockey program will compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association this season. The Chargers had been removed from the schedule nearly two weeks ago, when the school announced the program was being cut immediately to save money. A private …

Around 300 people turned out this afternoon to lend their voices to the national movement to improve race relations. The march in memory of George Floyd and other recent victims of police violence began in downtown Houghton at 1:00. Walkers crossed the Houghton-Hancock bridge to the Hancock side, then returned …

The City of Hancock will hold a special council and budget work session agenda meeting tonight at 6pm. Information to join the meeting is here.  To join the meeting, dial 312 626 6799 and enter Meeting ID 825 3382 1641.

The U.P. Energy Task Force’s next meeting is Tuesday, and will include an explanation of how electricity is transmitted throughout the Upper Peninsula and how it impacts energy availability in the U.P. A link to join the meeting is here.