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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has decided not to proceed with the purchase of a marijuana growing facility in Marquette County. KBIC voters recently approved a request from the Tribal Council to invest up to four million dollars in the medical marijuana business. The Tribe’s initial target was Fresh Coast …

An escaped fugitive was arrested in Baraga County Friday. Jeremy Ross Marjamaa cut his tether and ran from custody in Chippewa County July 8th. On Friday, police received a tip that Marjamaa was traveling along US-41 from Marquette toward Calumet. He was pulled over in Baraga County, and ran into …

High School In high school volleyball today, L’Anse entertains Watersmeet. Finlandia The Lions men’s soccer team lost 3-0 to Concordia-Wisconsin yesterday. GLIAC Grace Shaw’s overtime goal earned the Tech soccer team a 3-2 victory at Minnesota-Duluth yesterday afternoon. Jesse Jacobusse scored twice in the first half for the Huskies. Gracie …

High School In high school football yesterday…– John Corkin’s three-yard touchdown run with six seconds remaining lifted Ishpeming to a 36-34 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell. Ishpeming opened a quick lead, with Otto Swanson’s touchdown run just 45 seconds into the contest. The Lakes responded with three long TD runs in …

High School In high school football last evening…– L’Anse overpowered Houghton 37-20.– Calumet overwhelmed Negaunee 30-6.– Hancock blanked Gogebic 27-0. This afternoon…– Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Ishpeming. Kickoff time for that game has been moved up to 1:30.– Ontonagon welcomes Brimley. Finlandia The Finlandia University volleyball team lost 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, …

Registration closes tomorrow for the lottery that will distribute tickets for the upcoming Kraft Hockeyville USA game at the Colosseum. You can sign up at the Colosseum today from 4:00 until 8:00, and tomorrow from noon until 4:00. Bring photo ID, and additional confirmation of where you live – such …

The federal government is kicking in some more money to help with road repairs following last spring’s Father’s Day Flood. $8.8 million dollars has been designated to pay for repairs of federal aid highways in Houghton, Gogebic and Menominee Counties. “Federal aid highways” are defined as main roads that carry …

Three Copper Country residents will have pictures they took added to State Representative Greg Markkanen’s office wall in Lansing, after they were named winners in his summer photo contest. The champions include Ann Pihlija of Mass City, for a photo of the Old Wainola Church in Ontonagon County; Mary Kaminski …

Operations at the Eagle Mine will be extended at least through 2025. The Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimates released by Lundin Mining yesterday indicate that there will be more nickel and copper available in the Eagle East area than was originally thought. The Eagle East deposit was identified in 2016. …

Today – the sixth day of the ninth month – is 906 day. Yoopers will celebrate the telephone area code that has become one of the best-known identifiers of the Upper Peninsula. The 906 area code was installed on March 19th, 1961, and is the largest area code in Michigan. …