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Stanton Township held a public hearing Wednesday night on a proposed wind farm, with most speaking out against the idea. Between there and neighboring Adams Township, Circle Power hopes to install a combined 12 turbines. Supervisor John Mattila says that a new ordinance is set to be drawn up thanks …

There’s a surplus of girl scout cookies across America, but don’t expect to find any unsold boxes in the Copper Country. Thin mints, tagalongs, and the rest sold briskly according to a press release from the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, which covers the Upper Peninsula and much …

The second garden in a pilot program made possible by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Portage Health Foundation, and the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region office (WUPPDR) will be installed Saturday. The first got put in at Horizons Alternative School in Mohawk on the …

At Wednesday night’s Hancock City Council meeting a budget was unanimously adopted after an opportunity for public comment on the document came and went with no participation. Several members of the council commended City Manager Mary Babcock on the process used to arrive at the final document. Babcock says the …

Houghton County Commissioner Tom Tikkanen gave an update on the Fifth Street Fire at Tuesday night’s meeting. He discussed a recent inspection of the site by state and federal environmental agencies. They are collaborating nearby to come up with a solution for the stamp sands that threaten the Buffalo Reef. …

Student textbook assistance is in the spotlight for Giving Day this year at Finlandia. Wednesday only, there is a concerted push to get alumni, family, friends, and university supporters to donate. The fundraising goal stands at $10,000, which would then be meted out by the Finlandia Alumni Board in $250 …

The Portage Health Foundation is touting its support for farmers markets across northern Houghton County. About $33,000 has been disbursed for events in Houghton, Hancock, Lake Linden, and Calumet. Most of the money went towards creating better organization to diversify what vendors bring to each market. In Calumet, a training …

UPDATE: Portage Lake District Library sends word that they have rescheduled the Paddle the Portage event to Thursday, June 24 due to the forecasted weather. The Portage Lake District Library, Keweenaw Land Trust, and Michigan Tech’s Outdoor Adventure Program are teaming up to offer paddleboarding lessons Thursday afternoon. There are …

The proposed wind farm project in Adams and Stanton Townships was the cause for a long public comment session at Tuesday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting. For one night at least, all input was negative. There were three main areas of concern. The first was economic. Nearby residents said …

The Father’s Day Flood has often been called a once-in-a-millenium storm. Six inches of rain fell in the Keweenaw in only a couple of hours, overwhelming local drainage and eventually washing away critical infrastructure. Meteorologist Matthew Zika from the National Weather Service says the designation is only an average. We …