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Applications are open for this summer’s Ottawa National Forest Youth Conservation Corp. The program accomplishes conservation projects on public lands, and employs young men and women interested in environment and conservation careers. Positions with the Youth Conservation Corp will work within offices across the forest including the Kenton Ranger district, …

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month. To help bring awareness to the topic, Dial Help’s Victim Services Department has shared information to inform the community. Approximately 10 percent of teens report having been physically abused by an partner sometime during the past year. Teen girls tend to experience violence …

The City of Hancock will purchase Quincy Green from Finlandia University. The city council voted last night to approve the purchase agreement, at a price of $150,000. The purchase includes the green space, sandstone wall, stairs and adjacent sidewalk in front of the old Hancock Central High School, now owned …

Legislation introduced this week in Washington, D.C. could resolve a longstanding dispute between the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the federal government. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023 would provide compensation for at least 4,000 acres of land the tribe maintains was illegally taken from …

Tomorrow is the last day to nominate special members of the community for the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Sparkplug Awards. The deadline to submit a nomination will end at 5 pm tomorrow. Sparkplug Awards recognize members of communities in the Copper Country working to make the Keweenaw a better place …

The Copper Dog 150 sled dog race is only about a month away. This year the race will add a fourth route to the competition. And that will mean a few more volunteers are needed. Each year, hundreds of people from around the Copper Country, and some even visiting from …

Should the City of Hancock purchase Quincy Green? The city council will open its meeting tonight with a public hearing on the proposal. The green space in front of Finlandia University’s Hirvonen Hall was once the site of Hancock High School. When the building burned down in 1922, a new …

A mid-day two-car crash near Painesdale yesterday injured two people. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out just after noon to M-26. They determined a 17-year-old girl traveling north on the highway lost control of her vehicle, and crossed into the southbound lane. It hit a vehicle driven by a …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer yesterday signed a $1.1 billion supplemental appropriations bill with significant implications for the Upper Peninsula. The allocation includes $200 million in incentives to a Swedish company that plans to make a major investment in the U.P.  Billerud will sink $1 billion into a paper mill in Delta …

A regional bank with a significant presence in the Copper Country has announced that it will lay off another 10 percent of its employees. Flagstar Bank was already in the process of trimming its staff when it was acquired by New York Community Bankcorp in December.   Flagstar has been heavily …