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Highland Copper Company is awaiting test results from samples taken during exploratory drilling earlier this year in Gogebic County. Highland began drilling at its Copperwood Project in February but had to halt operations in early April as ground conditions along County Road 519 began to deteriorate due to an early …

The Upper Peninsula Power Company says residents are being targeted with another phone scam. UPPCO says scammers are calling customers and asking that they call back a certain phone number, stressing that a technician is on the way to their home to disconnect, not the phone, but the power. Officials …

Volunteers will once again place over 1,350 small U.S. flags on the graves of veterans in honor of Memorial Day. The Keweenaw Detachment #1016 Marine Corps League is organizing the effort for this Saturday at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton. Volunteers are asked to be there at 9am. They’ll …

There’s a new deputy on patrol for the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office–and his name is Dogo. Dogo is a Dutch Shepherd dog from Slovakia, trained for tracking and detecting narcotics, and is part of the county’s first ever K-9 unit. Sheriff Bill Luokkanen says the community came together to bring …

The Portage Health Foundation is hosting a weekend chock full of events–centered around healthy outdoor activities and helping the community. Experience the Keweenaw takes place over Memorial Day Weekend. Chelsea Goodreau with Portage Health Foundation’s Communications and Marketing, said, “We’re looking at trying to highlight all the resources that we …

Hancock City Councilmember and former mayor Mary Tuisku has died. The following was posted on the Downtown Hancock Facebook page: It is with deepest sympathy that we mourn the loss of Mary J Tuisku who passed away May 14, 2017. Mary was an active and compassionate proponent for the City …

CALUMET, Mich. – Paper health records are a thing of the past for the Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw, thanks to a generous donation from the Asprius Keweenaw Health Foundation (KHF). The Aspirus KHF recently donated $5,059 to CLK for the purchase of a new electronic health records …

CALUMET: The USA Guts Board of Directors announces the latest inductees into the International Frisbee and USA Guts Hall of Fame. The five new inductees are: Mark Banghart of Lansing; Steve Buckley of metro Detroit; Pat Dexter of Albuquerque, NM; Duane Haralson of Calumet; and Julie Vadnais of Washburn, WI …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers to get ready for the fishing seasons opening Monday, May 15, in the Upper Peninsula. Seasons for walleye, northern pike and muskellunge for all Upper Peninsula waters including the Great Lakes, inland waters, and St. Marys River open that day. Anglers currently …

Efficiency United will return to the Portage Lake District Library for two days of energy saving items for sale. The sale will be held in the lobby on Wednesday, May 17, from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Items for …