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The Hancock City Council appears to be facing a light agenda at its meeting tonight.  Hancock Schools Superintendent Steve Patchin will make a presentation. Council members will receive an update about FEMA repair projects at the Maasto Hiihto Trails, and schedule their post-election organizational meeting. The session begins at 6:00 …

If you’re heading through Marquette tonight or tomorrow night, be prepared for a detour. US-41/M-28 is scheduled to be closed from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. between the Front Street roundabout and Furnace Street for repaving. A detour will be posted. 

COVID-19 cases declined in our region last week.  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 42 confirmed cases in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. That compares to 54 the previous week. Cases dropped significantly in Houghton County, but bumped upward in Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Statewide numbers …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for your help to update its usage rules and maps of roads in our state forests. Options include adding roads that are not currently mapped, removing roads that no longer exist, opening or closing roads to use by conventional vehicles, and opening …

The DNR has traditionally gathered most deer harvest information through check stations and mail surveys. Biological data, like harvest date and location, sex and age, antler diameters and points, came directly from harvested animals through face-to-face meetings with hunters at check stations. Response rates to the mail surveys have declined …

The 41 North Film Festival arrives once again to the Rozsa Center this year. In just two days the annual festival offers the community and students the opportunity to view thought provoking, entertaining, award winning fimls and documentaries from around the world, and explore a wide range of issues, ideas, …

Fire damaged Gemignani’s Restaurant in downtown Hancock early this morning. The Hancock Fire Department was called out just before 4:00 a.m. The blaze was extinguished, and the scene cleared by around 7:00 a.m. No injuries were reported. Additional details will be reported as they become available.

With Halloween behind us, and winter ahead, overnight streetside parking bans will take effect in most cities and villages in the Copper Country tonight. The restrictions are necessary to allow city crews to clear snow efficiently. Hours vary slightly, but generally run between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day …

The Houghton City Planning Commission will host its second and final open house to gather public input on the pending update of the city’s master plan tonight. The master plan guides decisions about zoning, development, infrastructure investment and policy for the city. It is routinely updated to keep it current.  …

More Michigan workers have found jobs this fall. Figures released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed that employment levels increased in all 17 Michigan labor markets from August to September. The statewide unadjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent, compared to 4.0 percent in August, and …