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As great lakes week moves forward, another thing to keep in mind is Michigan’s many beautiful beaches. And why not take some time to help clean up our coastlines with the alliance for the great lakes. The organization makes it very easy for people to sign up for a cleanup …

Houghton County Under-sheriff Kevin Coppo will plead guilty to two charges in 86th District Court. He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on August 1st. Coppo chose to take a plea deal for his drunken driving incident occurring back in March in Grand Traverse County. He will plead guilty to …

A Baraga High School foreign exchange student has won this year’s Parade of Nations logo contest. Seventeen-year-old Chiara Rapacci is from Italy. She’s staying with Gina and Irv Smith of Baraga.  Rapacci’s logo illustrates this year’s Parade of Nations theme: “The World is One.” Hers was one of a number …

Northern Michigan University is introducing a new post-graduate level program. The master’s degree in Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature-Based Tourism will be part of the university’s College of Graduate Studies and Research. It will be delivered mostly online, with just two in-person summer seminar courses.  School officials say the …

While most people are aware of the Michigan Adopt-A-Highway program, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is trying to raise awareness of its Adopt-A-Forest program. The program has been around for more than 30 years. Families and groups can sign up to clean forest areas, particularly those that have been …

The next mobile food pantry is coming to Ontonagon next Thursday. Just like with the previous mobile pantry, students from Ontonagon area schools will help distribute food to those in need. Feeding America West Michigan is sending a semi truck trailer up to the Ontonagon Fire hall, and is full …

The Keweenaw Peninsula is a crown jewel of geographic, archeological and cultural significance for the mid west. And some even say the world. That is why the Nature Conservancy has taken a vested interest in helping Keweenaw County, and townships acquire 32,000 plus acres of forest land from the property’s …

The Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new name, brand and website. Henceforth, the organization will be known as Visit Keweenaw. The new website address is VisitKeweenaw.com. Visit Keweenaw Executive Director Brad Barnett says the new site will be more mobile-friendly. Sixty percent of the visits to the website …

Registration is now open for the Summer Reading Program run by the Portage Lake District Library and the Hancock Library. This year’s theme is “Oceans of Possibilities.”  Residents of all ages are encouraged to track their summer reading through the READsquared app. Parents can administer accounts for their children. Prizes …

Four Ontonagon County students have received college scholarships from MI-TRALE. The $250 awards from the Marvin Westerdahl Memorial Scholarship Fund were awarded to Senia Kolpack and Madison Myhren from Ontonagon High School, and Jaden D Borseth and Brianna Schutz from Ewen-Trout Creek High School. The scholarship fund was established by …