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The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Town Hall Meeting this week with Jason Allen, Director of Rural Development for the US Department of Agriculture. USDA Rural Development operates over fifty financial assistance programs for a variety of rural applications. The public is invited to learn about the …

MLB Daniel Norris was hit hard, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Kansas City Royals 10-2 yesterday. Norris lasted just three innings. He gave up three home runs, and was charged with four runs. Drew VerHagen gave up two runs in five innings of relief. The Royals scored four …

MLB The Detroit Tigers struck out 14 times, and lost to the Kansas City Royals 7-0 yesterday. Spencer Turnbull kept Detroit in the game, allowing two runs over six innings. KC added five runs over the final three innings to put the game away. The Tigers wrap up that home …

MLB Edwin Jackson returned to the Tigers’ rotation a decade after his last Detroit start, and led the team to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals last night. Jackson allowed an inside-the-park home run in the first inning, then gave up just three more hits and no more …

A group of local students with disabilities are getting a little extra encouragement and training from a state program. Ten students from Baraga and Houghton Counties worked at the Baraga State Park, Twin Lakes State Park, and McLain State Park this summer. The experience was made possible through a partnership …

Upper Peninsula residents are invited to take part in the first-ever traveling Michigan Wildlife Photo Mosaic Wall. The event will be appearing at the UP State Fair in Escanaba August 16th and 17th. All fair visitors are invited to pose for live-event, real-time photos illustrating how people are necessary for …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will be visiting the Upper Peninsula next week to take part in a Senior Citizens Summit. The Attorney General will join State Representative Sara Cambensy for an Elder Abuse Town Hall on the campus of Northern Michigan University at the Northern Center (formerly the University …

Finlandia University is one of three higher education institutions in the Upper Peninsula to collaborate with a predictive analytics company. Along with Lake Superior State University and Bay de Noc Community College, these three intuitions have enlisted the services of SightLine to analytically assess institutional financial aid allocations. SightLine creates …

MLB Jordy Mercer’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth powered the Detroit Tigers to a 10-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals last night. The blow capped an evening in which neither pitching staff distinguished itself. Detroit’s Matthew Boyd gave up two home runs before leaving in the …

Evangel Church in Houghton is moving forward with the purchase of the former Shopko building in Houghton. Members of the church approved the purchase of the vacant building on M-26 and W. Sharon Avenue last Sunday. The church released a statement Thursday that said the congregation plans to remain in …