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 It’s official, Marquette County has requested the Great Lakes shoreline be declared a disaster area. Increasing water levels, along with erosion and damaged infrastructure, led to the request. The Marquette County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the request, and is asking for state and federal funding to help …

In an effort to better serve the Upper Peninsula, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has appointed Assistant Attorney General Jessica Pelto to Marquette’s Satellite office. It has been over a decade, since the U.P. last had an assistant attorney general stationed here. Nessel said “U.P. residents often feel neglected by …

Representative Jack Bergman, from Michigan’s 1st District has highlighted applications for Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Support. The USDA has announced it’s accepting applications for grants for state, local and non-profit organizations to help out with technical assistance for rural communities with unmet transportation needs. Many U.P. residents rely on rural …

High School In high school hockey last night… – Houghton scored twice in the third period, and claimed a 3-2 victory over Calumet last night. Ty Halonen, Tucker Tapani and Brendan Trudeau scored for the Gremlins. Jackson Rilei and Dean Loukus found the net for the Copper Kings. Jimmy Pietila …

L’Anse High School students and community members packed the gym Tuesday evening, to pay tribute to two seniors who lost their lives in a tragic accident on Monday, and one who continues to fight for her life. Dylan Roberts of Aura and Christopher Turpeinen of Pelkie were found dead in …

The new hockey conference being planned by seven soon-to-be-former members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will adopt a familiar name. Consultant Morris Kurtz revealed today that the league will be called the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The original CCHA was active from 1971 to 2013. It shut down when …

Governor Whitmer may be able to come up with some funding for Michigan’s Marketing and Tourism Division, Pure Michigan. Funding was line item vetoed by Whitmer last Fall, so no money was available for this fiscal year. However, a different spending bill could direct funding to Pure Michigan, according to …

Tickets are still available for this Saturday’s Battle of the Bridge. The puck drops at 7pm at the Dee Stadium, the birthplace of professional Hockey. Tickets are $5 and proceeds will go to the Jacobetti Veterans Home. The Michigan UP Veterans Hockey Club takes on the Saginaw Spirit Warriors. The …

  Tragedy has struck Baraga County. Yesterday afternoon, approximately 4:15pm, Baraga County Sheriff’s responded to a call of a car stranded on Silver Road, in L’Anse Township. When they arrived, deputies found a vehicle running, with two deceased male occupants. The lone female was still alive, and life saving procedures …

And finally an Upper Peninsula man is going to prison, following his conviction of two child sexual assault charges. Robert Logan Zeedyk, of Goetzville, will serve concurrent terms of 25-50 years in prison, after pleading no contest to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, person under the  age of …