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The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team – West Region has made a slew of arrests in Baraga and Houghton Counties recently. All are separate, unconnected cases. Four of the suspects are from Houghton County. Vickie Johnson, 57, of Hancock was arrested after a one month investigation for selling Hydrocodone and …

From the top of Brockway Mountain you can still see splashes of yellow juxtaposed against the deep blue of nearby Lake Superior, but the color is fading fast. That has several Copper Harbor and Keweenaw County businesses taking stock of the busy tourist season. Penelope Schumack from the Keweenaw Mountain …

Sheriff Curt Pennala is looking to add to his staff following the retirement of an officer earlier this year. The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for a full-time deputy until Friday. You can pick up a form in person by visiting the office on 4th Street in Eagle …

Michigan Works! and the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for a second modified job fair on November 2nd. The two organizations held the first in late September and 22 job seekers took part. The application drive format allows participants to survey the list of jobs available and …

Sunday afternoon, a child with Down’s Syndrome went missing on Lower Worham Road in Chassell Township. The incident has a happy ending as he was found about an hour later uninjured. Houghton County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene around 2:45. The boy had been walking through the woods …

The Copper Country saw 273 cases of COVID-19 last week.  That is a increase of 81 cases from the previous Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s report on October 6th. Houghton County recorded the only death this week. This is the highest weekly case count for the five counties since before …

Downtown L’Anse and Houghton are both getting spooky, but not too spooky this weekend. Family fun is the name of the game. Boo on the Bay is Baraga County’s biggest trick or treating event. From four to six today, kids will be encouraged to stop at businesses to nab some …

Following Monday’s press conference, area sheriff departments quickly began training with Project Lifesaver equipment. Tuesday through Thursday, representatives from Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagon, and Keweenaw Counties, plus Superior Search and Rescue, were familiarized with the transmitter and receiver used by the program, and put through their paces out in the field. …

John Haeussler gave a presentation at the Van Pelt and Opie Library on the campus of Michigan Tech about Notre Dame’s storied connection to the Copper Country. With the Golden Domers playing one game at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena Friday night, ND’s first trip here since 1982, Haeussler …

Thursday evening saw the pedestrian walkway across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge filled with UP Health System nurses and other members from their union protesting for higher wages and more staffing. The contract between the hospital system and Portage employees had been extended three times, and finally expired on September …