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Highland Copper Company and Copper Range Company have agreed to extend the period to complete the acquisition of the White Pine project to February 28th. The final closing of the acquisition is subject to releasing Copper Range from certain environmental obligations associated with the remediation and closure plan of the …

The Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center’s Calumet Clinic has a new primary care provider, new dental services and, soon, a new location. The health center held an open house to introduce Dr. Adam Frimodig, a Calumet High School graduate and an Osteopathic Physician. Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties are …

HANCOCK, Mich., Dec. 1, 2016 – After holding four public safety gatherings that date back to August of last year, area law enforcement agencies and the Portage Health Foundation are pleased to announce a community-wide partnership, which formed to financially support an increased Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, known as …

If you need a little Christmas, make your way up to Calumet this weekend. The annual Christmas in Calumet season officially kicks off this evening with the lighting of the tree in the park next to the Calumet Theater at 7:00pm. There will live music, refreshments and community caroling. Main …

HOUGHTON, MI (Nov. 30, 2016) – ProNav Marine, an MTEC SmartZone client, was among 10 winning finalists selected at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition in Detroit, Nov. 4. Co-Founders Travis White, Nels Benda, and Neil Anderson reeled in the 3rd Runner Up Award, earning $25,000 to put towards their company. Their product, …

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Keweenaw Community Foundation will be hosting a Holiday Book Drive to benefit local youth. The YAC encourages the community to donate new and gently used books and new pajamas for children ages 6-17 years. Books and pajamas will be given to UP Kids to …

The Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock is hosting its 40th annual Poor Artists Sale Saturday. The event runs from 11am-4pm at the CLK Gymnasium in Calumet. The Poor Artists Sale is an annual juried holiday art fair hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Council as a benefit …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will open for the 2017 season. At a special meeting Wednesday…the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to fund the Copper Harbor resort, which could cost around $200,000 for the year. Over 200 people packed the room at Horizons Alternative High School in Mohawk for …

This Thursday, Dec 1 from 6-8 PM at the Orpheum / Studio Pizza, the Keweenaw Climate Community (KCC) group continues their series of discussion-centered events about what activities and topics the community can focus on with climate change impacts and people’s responses to those impacts. There are lots of potential …

Dean L. Johnson, currently the James and Dolores Trethewey APMP professor and founding director of the Applied Portfolio Management Program, has been named Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Michigan Technological University. The announcement was made by Jackie Huntoon provost and vice president of academic affairs. Johnson …