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Lake Linden notifies residents of changes to garbage pick ups during the holidays

Lake Linden official notify residents that garbage pick up will change during holidays later this month. Recently Lake Linden officials announced that garbage pick ups in the village for Christmas and New years will move from Tuesday Thursday. During Christmas week pickups will occur on the 26th and during New …

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Former mining sites could become useful in the country’s energy transition

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. For the last six years, researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have been making a PUSH for clean energy storage in the Upper Peninsula’s abandoned hard metal mines.  Timothy Scarlett and Roman Sidortsov, associate …

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Holiday Hoopla supports local students expanding technical skills

Enjoying the company of the community while supporting technical education scholarships with KEDA, the Keweenaw Young Professionals and the Chamber of Commerce sounds like holiday hoopla. Next week the groups will invite the community to the annual holiday hoopla celebration. KEDA Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe says the exciting party includes …

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Swedetown Trails Cub welcomes early season snow in time for the Season Opener

Just in time for recreation trails to open, the Keweenaw received over 25 inches of snow in the past week. All of that powder will come to good use this weekend as the Swedetown Trails Club opens the recreation area to winter snow sports.0 The Season opener event is an …

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Four Copper Country Schools earn grant awards supporting locally grown food in meals

Hancock Public School is one of 251 grantees awarded funding for the 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farms program in 2024 and 25. The state-funded program provides schools, early care, and education centers, and organizations working with the USDA Child Nutrition Program with grant funds to purchase …

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National Weather Service expands winter storm warning into Baraga and southern Houghton Counties

Winter has started strong in 2024. Today the National Weather Service in Marquette posted its latest notice extending the winter storm warning into Baraga and southern Houghton Counties through the afternoon. The NWS forecast predicts more moderate to heavy snowfall accumulations caused by lake effect snow bands. Continuing to impact …

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Senator Debbie Stabenow says goodbye to Washington D.C.

Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow officially says goodbye to public service. Stabenow served Michigan’s communities as one of the state representatives in the United States Senate since 2001. Her seat was won by incoming senator Elissa Slotkin during the most recent general election. In a statement Wednesday Stabenow expressed a bittersweet …

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MI-TRALE proposes an amendment to bylaws to allow immediate family on the Board of Directors

MITRALE announces a proposed change to the group’s bylaws. Recently MI TRALE announced the board of directors proposed an amendment to a section of the recreation group’s bylaws that would allow immediate family members to join the board of directors on a case-by-case basis and approved by a majority of …

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Young Americans for Freedom send more than 350 letters to military service members with help from the Copper Country

Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan Tech will support veterans in 2024 with help from the local community. This winter the YAF group on Michigan Tech’s campus recently mailed out this year’s military care packages for the holidays. 2024 is the second year the students have organized a care package …

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31 Backpacks prepares for snow days and winter break

Thirteen years ago 31 Backpacks started its mission to ensure Copper Country kids have full stomachs when they come to school. Now the non-profit organization works with each school district within the Copper Country ISD.   I don’t know of any other backpack programs that cover the long breaks like …

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