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It was standing room only in Portage Township Thursday night as the Board of Trustees met to discuss the topic of medical marijuana and whether or not to continue to allow the sale of it in the township. “I will not take away someone’s medicine,” said trustee Tressa Alvarado, as …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program is offering a Beyond BOW Winter Sports Workshop at Porcupine Wilderness State Park. Scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 26-28, 2018, the program is for women who have some previous experience and would like to enhance their skills and …

The Michigan State Police wants people to be aware of a phone scam that continues to target local residents. Scammers usually give the victim a sense of urgency, pretending to be an official of a legitimate organization to fool the victim into providing sensitive information.  Some even threaten to have …

Hancock, Michigan – The City of Hancock was awarded a $3,000 grant to upgrade the Laurn Grove outdoor ice rink as a part of Keweenaw Community Foundation’s (KCF) Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Spring 2017 granting cycle. In the spring of 2017, the City of Hancock was awarded a $3,000 grant …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has released their most recent gaming distributions. Eight percent of the gaming proceeds go to the state of Michigan while two percent go to local units of government. The payments are made bi-annually. Over $129,000 went to local governments in Baraga County from the Ojibwa …

The residents of L’Anse may soon be getting some of their power from solar energy. Village residents met last night for a follow up meeting regarding a Community Solar Garden.   The Upper Peninsula Solar Assistance and Resource Team, also known as UPSTART, presented information to the village residents earlier …

The Nara Nature Park provides some of the best recreational opportunities in Houghton and the park just got bigger. An additional seven acres was donated to the park by the Nara family, comprising of an area around the Pilgrim River, just south of the bridge in the park. This is …

UPDATE: Two parents reportedly contacted police Tuesday of a threat made to their child by a stranger.  The individual is said to have pulled up to the family as they were leaving the school and rolled down his window and asked if they “can see the smoke stack because that …

Custom tours of Finland are being offered for next summer for Finnish Americans in the Upper Peninsula. The tours are led by Anita Smiley of Preston, Connecticut, and include a variety of stops with special opportunities not typically available on commercial tours. The 2018 tour takes place July 9-23, beginning …

After viewing a recent viral YouTube video, a self defense instructor in the Keweenaw is taking a stand against bullying and offering victims free self defense training.   It was posted just a few days ago and it’s already had nearly 3 million hits. It’s a young boy who’s had …