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It always feels good to gain recognition for contributions to the community. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday the nominees for this year’s Sparkplug Awards. The local community award ceremony is an evening to recognize individuals, organizations, businesses, and projects that made an impact on the copper country during …

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and Feeding American West Michigan will continue to work together in 2024. This year marks the fifth year in a row that the two entities have partnered on a mobile food pantry site in Ontonagon County. Typically Feeding America will deliver a truck four …

Even today the Upper Peninsula mining industry continues to operate. Tomorrow Eagle Mine plans to host a job fair to attract Upper Peninsula residents to various employment opportunities in the mining field. Companies that will be in attendance at the Job Fair in Marquette will include Eagle Mine, SGS, and …

Road Load restrictions will transition to spring restrictions tomorrow. Due to unseasonably warm weather county road commissions in Baraga, Houghton, and Ontonagon counties will reset load weight limits to spring restrictions. Semi-truck trailers and cargo vehicles will have a maximum axel load reduced to 65 percent of normal loads. Single …

Copper Country Intermediate School District students excel while competing at the annual regional automotive competition held at Bay College. CCISD competitors dominated at the event taking home an exceptional amount of awards. Ty Crisman, a senior at Houghton High School and second-year automotive student, took away third place in the …

The lack of snow this season won’t keep UP Health Systems from getting excited for the 2024 Great Bear Chase in Calumet. UP Health Systems plans to still hold the annual Nordic ski marathon that regularly invites more than 750 skiers to the Copper Country. Most of whom come from …

Aspirus Health plans to take its first steps toward a 30-million-dollar expansion project in Laurium. However, in addition to the expansion Aspirus Health will reduce services at Asprius Ontonagon starting in April. Asprius Health has begun to invest significant resources into developing the healthcare provider’s space in the region’s market. …

Thanks to grant funding the Copper Country Angel Mission has begun preparing for the 2024/25 Coat the Copper Country campaign. Each year the Copper Country Angel Mission coats the Copper Country program helps prepare winter coats for people in need throughout the western Upper Peninsula. Recently CCAM was awarded a …

Another Keweenaw Peninsula Winter event has been sunk by this year’s warm winter temperatures. The Chassell VFW Post 6507 recently that the annual Ice Fishing Tournament on Chassell Bay and Portage Lake has been canceled. Due to the region’s warm-up cycles above freezing ice conditions ice fishing is not safe …

Good Will Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan’s possibilities program shares creativity, confidence, and a place to build a community for the region’s disabled population. The Possibilities program is a day of service that helps those with disabilities enjoy a high-quality life with joy and purpose. While in the program participants …