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Michigan Department of Natural Resources crews are continuing to assess and clear damage from a complex of thunderstorms that slashed through the western Upper Peninsula early today, felling countless trees and downing power lines. Staff at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township said the storms pushed into the …

A Copper Country resident is once again getting tapped by Governor Rick Snyder for a state board. Julie Sprenger of Laurium has been reappointed by the governor to the Michigan Travel Commission, along with Lawrence Schuler of St. Joseph and Jerome Toney of Howell, according to an announcement released Thursday. …

Motorists will want to watch out for a slight detour in Keweenaw County next week. The Michigan Department of Transportation says crews will be working to remove and replace a culvert on US-41 just south of the intersection with Central Road and Gratiot Lake Road, near the town of Central. …

Many residents are still without power this morning. However, there are far fewer that the roughly 26,000 customers that were without power after early morning storms blew through the Western U.P. on Thursday. Winds in excess of 60 miles an hour were reported and some parts saw more than two …

One person is dead following a motorcycle accident Wednesday in Chassell Township. Michigan State Police say the accident happened around 3:30 in the afternoon on US-41 at Portage Entry Road. A vehicle was reportedly waiting to make a left turn when it was struck by a motorcycle from behind. 22-year-old …

Changes are coming to this year’s Copper Country Relay for Life. The Hancock City Council received an update from Mission Chair Beth Cook at their monthly meeting Wednesday. The American Cancer Society fundraiser will be hosted by Finlandia University August 18th at McAfee Field in Hancock. In prior years, the …

Anderson also shared good news concerning Finlandia University at the City Council’s work session Wednesday. At their Community Partners Meeting, it was announced that Finlandia is expecting a record number of new students this fall–topping the 300 mark. Finn Hall is expected to be triple bunked to accommodate the growth. …

What is the future of housing in Hancock? A recent Target Market Analysis completed for all 15 Upper Peninsula counties looked at the region’s residential markets. City Manager Glenn Anderson said it was the first time such a study had included Hancock. Speaking at the council’s work session on Wednesday, …

Local educators and administrators are keeping an eye on two legislative issues going on at the state level. At the organizational meeting of the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Superintendent George Stockero said in school aid package, recently signed by Governor Rick Snyder, was a new appropriation of $2.5 million to …

Michigan Tech is hosting a group of 13 teachers from the Flint area for a 4-day course at the Great Lakes Research Center in Houghton. The program is funded by General Motors and focuses on three specific areas: the Flint River Watershed, Drinking Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment. The teachers …