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UPDATE: The Boil Water Alert area has been limited to Baraga Avenue, between Main and Fifth Streets. Water in the rest of the village is potable. Residents of the Village of L’Anse have been placed under a boil advisory. The boil advisory is due to a waterline break in the …

The Keweenaw Area Community Foundation has donated 12,000 dollars to the Portage Lake District Library to increase meeting spaces in the community. The foundation recognizes the need for open, free meeting spaces for groups in the region to make plans for throughout the year. The Foundation has donated 12,200 dollars …

The Keweenaw peninsula’s premiere orchestra will hold its first concert of the new Rozsa Center’s performance season. The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, known to many in the upper peninsula for their classic sound and triumphant shows, will present Overtures! tomorrow. Joel Neves led the orchestra through the program. Overtures include many …

One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident last night in Torch Lake Township. The Houghton County sheriff was dispatched to a single-vehicle roll over crash last night at approximately 11 p.m. When deputies arrived on the scene the vehicle was rolled over on Baulman Road near Upper Point Mills …

It’s creepy and it’s kooky, it’s mysterious and spooky, it’s Halloween in the copper country. This weekend two of the area’s largest Halloween community events are taking place. Kicking off the weekend will start tonight with Boo on the Bay in L’Anse. The L’Anse Downtown Development Authority invites kids and …

Hannah Bethel’s star in Nashville will come home to rest in the copper country in about a week. The country singer – songwriter, who was born and raised the Keweenaw Peninsula will make her second professional appearance on the historic calumet theater stage. She says that it’s exciting to return …

Mitchell Peterson spent nine years away from home. But has returned to the are with a goal. To reconnect with his family and learn from his 18 Uncles. Peterson spent the past few years working and studying in Spain. But felt a calling to come back to the Keweenaw Peninsula, …

The Houghton County Sheriff is investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred in Twin Lakes. The sheriff’s department reports that a breaking incident has occurred at a home on Crescent Beach Road in Twin Lakes. The residence tenants believe the incident happened within the last couple of weeks. The tenants were …

The power of partnership has been a major topic within Pavlis Honors College on Michigan Tech’s campus. Enough of a conversation starter, that the college will use it for its theme of this year’s Communities and Global Engagement Conference. The C&GE conference highlights student and faculty work to support impoverished …

The Upper Peninsula’s population is older than many other regions of the state of Michigan. Because the population trends are older than in other areas, there is a likelihood that a neighbor, friend, or family member suffers from one or more symptoms of dementia. UPCAP says that in the United …