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Kathy Balog stands to become a first-time homeowner this Saturday. She will be receiving an updated home in South Range that was built by Habitat for Humanity on Sixth Street several years ago. Due to COVID-19, the Copper Country chapter was unable to put up a new structure thanks to …

For three consecutive weeks, the Wild Ones chapter locally will present speakers each Thursday night, including a keynote address from “The Humane Gardener” Nancy Lawson on the 29th. Gardening enthusiasts, Michigan Tech faculty, and more will all be included. The Keweenaw Native Plant Symposium is free to attend, but registration …

The Finlandia Student Nurses Association brought back its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday with impressive results. The meal was cooked up at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Quincy Street in Hancock until noon, utilizing a curbside pick-up model. In addition to flapjacks, there were sausages and cereal served. Over $1,000 …

The most recent Western Upper Peninsula Health Department COVID-19 report shows higher numbers than last week for the Tuesday through Thursday period. That was expected as the Easter holiday depressed reporting and public health officials are now catching up. In Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties there were a total of …

At a Friday morning press conference, Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked all school districts and youth sports programs to voluntarily suspend in-person activities for two weeks. No area districts have come out in favor of that idea. Houghton-Portage Township Superintendent Doreen Kramer says that cases are not widespread enough in the …

Both the Village of Calumet and the Calumet Theatre applied for grants from the Keweenaw National Historical Park for aid in facilitating related building improvements. The theatre’s boiler failed in February, so the organization is seeking to replace it with a modern HVAC system. Manager Caleb Katz says the village …

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan announced the sentencings of two Sault Ste. Marie men for sexual crimes involving children. 48-year-old Duane Richard Forrest received 50 years for photographing and videotaping sexual acts with two boys in their early teens. Judge Paul L. Maloney awarded …

As the weather warms and people take to the trails, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is reminding you to be vigilant in monitoring for ticks. At one time they were just a nuisance, but in the last decade area deer ticks have begun transmitting Lyme Disease. If you contract …

Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Calumet Art Center will give visitors a first look at a new photography exhibit featuring the talents of George Bailey. Board President Kristy Walden says they have put in incalculable hours to make the new Sanctuary Gallery a beautiful place to highlight art, and …

United States Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced Thursday that Houghton County Memorial Airport was the recipient of $1,008,477 in grant funding from the US Department of Transportation. The money isn’t necessarily a surprise. The Airport Improvement Program is awarded based on the amount of people who fly at …