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Approximately 23.2 percent of people in the western Upper Peninsula are 65 or over.   A recent AARP survey found that 77% of older Americans want to age in place; that is, to live in their own home safely, independently, and comfortably.  AARP’s HomeFit program is designed to help people live comfortably …

Financial hits keep coming for Baraga County. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners accepted a $118,400 bid from Nasi Roofing of Menoqua, Wisconsin, to replace the leaking roof on the administration building. Work will likely be done next spring. That money will come from American Rescue Plan funds. The …

At a quiet L’Anse village council meeting last evening, Roy Kemppainen from the Baraga County Economic Development Corporation discussed that organization’s mission, and their joint projects with the Lake Superior Community Partnership to support local businesses… They work from a mom-and-pop all the way to large corporations. They have a …

Houghton County Fair exhibitor checks will be ready for pick up Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the fair office in the Houghton County Arena. Livestock exhibitors may have other paperwork to pick up also. More than 300 exhibitors took part in this year’s fair, earning more than …

The late chairman of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners was honored yesterday. A section of Airpark Boulevard leading to the Houghton County Memorial Airport was dedicated to the memory of Albert Koskela. Current board chair Tom Tikkanen said Koskela was a champion of the airport… He felt that it …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will discuss selling the Houghton County Arena at its meeting this afternoon. The City of Hancock is proposing to buy the building for one dollar. The city would invest $350,000 in capital improvements over the next 10 years, including a new Zamboni, an elevator …

National Geographic’s photography, documentaries, cultural studies and articles are well known throughout the world, and many homes will have at least one copy of their magazine hidden somewhere. Their ability to capture the world has inspired many people to get outside, and explore. This weekend one such point of inspiration, …

In a summer that brought record-breaking heat to much of the nation, the Upper Peninsula’s weather was just slightly warmer and drier than average.  Statistics compiled by the National Weather Service office in Marquette show 10 of their 11 official monitoring sites with above-average temperatures. Only Sault Ste. Marie finished …

Update: The missing Ontonagon man was found deceased on Saturday morning. At approximately 11:30 am a member of the volunteer search party discovered the man, Joseph Bittner. His body was found about 1.5 miles from where the search team had found his ATV vehicle. Personnel from the 8th district MSP …

Baraga County Commissioners will consider a request from the county’s first responders for $450,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money tonight. The proposal would award $100,000 each to Bay Ambulance, and the L’Anse and Baraga Fire Departments. Each of the county’s remaining six fire departments would receive $25,000. All of …