The UP Regional Blood Center is warning again that it is in critical need of all blood types. The blood bank supplies 13 UP hospitals, getting donations through three permanent sites in Marquette, Escanaba, and Hancock, plus community drives. The next one is scheduled for Monday, January 17th in Chassell …
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Problems with emergency communications took center stage at meetings of both the Baraga County Board of Commissioners and the L’Anse Village Council last night. At the L’Anse Council meeting, village fire chief Mike Bianco explained that the system that connects law enforcement and first responders via radio and pagers had …
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One of the items on the agenda of tonight’s Hancock Recreation Committee meeting is how to fix damage to a fence at the Driving Park. Near record high temperatures and close to 70 mph winds in mid-December caused a shed used for storing Little League equipment to blow over. It …
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The Calumet Theatre will be open for public events again Saturday. Staff is planning a grand reopening with guests allowed in at noon. The lights go down at 1:00 for a screening of It’s A Wonderful Life. Admission into the movie is free and snacks and refreshments will be sold …
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Adventure Mine in Greenland Township is one of the oldest in the Copper Country and entire tiers have been off-limits for a century. Owner Matt Portfleet says he has been dewatering each level slowly over time. Level Two was done about a decade ago, and now features tours. Recently, the …
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Bordered by the two largest Great Lakes, the Upper Peninsula i s no stranger to wide variations in weather conditions. From dramatic temperature drops in the summer time to lake effect snow in winter, meteorologist Matthew Zika says the disparities play out in significant ways year-round. He says that there …
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Michigan State Police can now confirm that two people died due to a fire at a house in Portage Township Friday night. The blaze started just after 9:00 at a residence on Valley Road, west of Tapiola Road. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until confirmation can be …
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Houghton and Baraga Counties saw COVID-19 cases double in the week ending January 5th, compared to the prior period. The two combined for 187 cases. Keweenaw County jumped from one up to 14. All three jurisdictions remain well below the spike seen in the fall, which remains an outlier compared …
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Awards season is coming up. And the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is getting in on the fun. Nominations are now open for the chamber’s SparkPlug Awards. The Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards dinner will be March 3rd. Every year, the Chamber of Commerce highlights the achievements and growth made by members …
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Following last May’s Fifth Street Fire, the Village of Calumet is preparing to court developers to rebuild. Helping with the cause is a $250,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe discusses improvements needed at the site. We know things like survey, …
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