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 …
Read More »Record Number Of Incoming Students For Finlandia University
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. …
Read More »More Apartments Needed, Fewer Homes–Study Focuses On Housing Market
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, …
Read More »CCISD Hears Update On Education Legislation
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 …
Read More »Flint Teachers At Michigan Tech To Learn About Water
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 …
Read More »UPPCO Says 3 ATC Power Lines Hit By Storm
Work crews continue to try and recover from the carnage caused by severe storms that hit the Copper Country early Thursday. Torrential rain caused isolated flooding and high winds toppled trees throughout the area. UPPCO responded to dozens of reports of fallen trees causing damage to power lines. UPPCO’s Public …
Read More »UPPCO Offers Safety Tips for Summer Storms
Severe weather can strike quickly and create a variety of dangerous situations. With this in mind, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) suggested the following the safety tips: Power lines Always consider a power line to be energized even if it is on the ground. Do not touch a downed line …
Read More »Antlerless Deer License Applications On Sale Through Aug. 15
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the application period for antlerless deer licenses is now open and runs through Aug. 15. Hunters may apply for one license in any open Deer Management Unit (DMU) statewide; a nonrefundable $5 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters …
Read More »Fish Will Not Be Resentenced
He will not be resentenced–that was the decision of a Baraga County Circuit Court judge on a Wisconsin man currently serving time in prison. 49-year-old Bernard Fish was convicted of multiple felonies, including Armed Robbery in 2014. The Michigan Court of Appeals earlier this year upheld Fish’s conviction, but remanded …
Read More »VA to Host Veteran Town Halls
IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting a five Veteran Town Halls in the western Upper Peninsula August 15-17, 2016. Veteran Town Halls will be held on Monday, August 15, at the Windsor Center in Iron River at 11 a.m. (CT) and at the …
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