Three copper country towns, 150 miles and hundreds of dogs are ready to get started. Every year copper dog returns to Calumet for the traditional Friday start. Copper Harbor will often see many visitors on Saturday for the CopperDog’s short races. While Eagle Harbor quietly keeps the race together with …
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Construction on the H-STEM complex at Michigan Tech is still on track to have the building open in early 2024. Recent weather has delayed concrete pouring. The facility’s wall framing, and electrical rough-in work continues, as well as the structural fireproofing that will start after the concrete is poured this …
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There’s no immediate solution for the Copper Country’s child care shortage, but progress is being made on at least one front. At yesterday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting, Iola Brubaker from the Keweenaw Family Resource Center and Kim Salmi from Canal View reported that they’re working on a plan …
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The Hancock City Council will again consider reducing its meeting schedule to once per month at its regular meeting tonight. The idea has appeared on previous agendas, but a decision has been put off because some council members missed those meetings. The council has expressed a desire to have all …
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Unseasonably warm weather has caused snowmobile clubs to use more caution when determining if they will send out crews to groom trails each day. The warm temperatures and sunshine yesterday, forced the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club to hold their trail groomers back, with plans to reassess the situations in morning, today. …
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The Houghton County Board of Commissioners is expected to take a step forward in establishing greater security at the historic courthouse building today. At its regular meeting, commissioners will consider hiring U.P. Engineers and Architects to coordinate the bidding process and oversee renovations to the first floor entrance, district court, …
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At a quiet meeting last evening, the Baraga County Board of Commissioners accepted the resignation of Sally Klaasen from the Board of Trustees of the Baraga County Extended Care Corporation. The county is also seeking a member at large to represent the county at Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development …
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This winter’s unusually warm weather has brought about an early start to the annual spring road weight restrictions. Limitations take effect today (February 11th) at 6:00 p.m. on local roads in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Local roads are those without state or federal highway designations. Load limits are …
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Finnish comedy sensation, ISMO, will visit a little piece of Finland in the United States this weekend. ISMO, displays insightful, observational Finnish comedy, and will take to the stage at Hirovonen hall, in Hancock, as a part of his Watch Your Language tour. Finlandia University Executive Assistant to the President, …
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One person was injured after driving into a home in the village of Ontonagon on Saturday. At close to 3:30 pm Saturday, the Ontonagon county sheriff responded to a vehicular accident at 701 Prehnite Street in Ontonagon. The 29 year-old Chillicothe, Ohio driver was traveling north on Chippewa Street and …
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