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The numbers of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the Copper Country continue to be moderate. Reporting schedules have been disrupted somewhat by the holidays, but here are the latest figures from the state. Since Christmas…• Houghton County has reported 23 cases.• Baraga County has reported seven cases.• Keweenaw County has confirmed …

The unemployment rate in the Upper Peninsula held steady at 4.2 percent in November.  The seasonally-unadjusted numbers show the number of people working in the U.P. fell by 2,000 compared to October, to 132,100. The number of people included in the labor force also fell by 2,000. The number officially …

Keweenaw Natural Areas is embarking on a final drive to complete the purchase of 226 acres that would link several existing protected areas in Keweenaw County together.  Two years ago, KNA reached an agreement to buy the land, which includes more than a half-mile of Lake Superior beach, and more …

An Iron River woman was killed in a single car crash early Tuesday. The Iron County Sheriff’s Department says 34-year-old Jodi Lee Vanwagner was alone in her car when it left M-73 south of Marinello Road in Stambaugh Township around 4:30. No additional details were released. The investigation continues.

The Community Action Agency will hold a make-up food pantry Thursday between 9:00 and noon. This session is only for those who missed the December 22nd food pantry. You must have your green eligibility card. Call 482-5528 if you have any questions.

With COVID-19 vaccine now arriving in the region, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has outlined its projected timetable for offering inoculations to local residents. Limited supplies of the Moderna vaccine will be given first to critical health care workers, then to staff and residents at long-term care facilities, and …

The State of Michigan has gone to court to try to shut down a Calumet restaurant.  Café Rosetta was one of the first establishments in the state to be fined for defying the MDHHS Epidemic Order by refusing to close its indoor dining area. It has continued to flout the …

Three new members have been nominated for the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees. The nominations from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer include… • Andrea Dickson, a Grosse Pointe Farms attorney, and principle of the start-up telemedicine company Quintree. Dickson is a Tech alum, and has served as the university’s outside general counsel. …

The village of L’Anse is moving ahead toward a couple of potential grants. At last night’s meeting, the council took the next step toward bringing in money from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to help develop the new industrial park. Village Manager Bob LaFave said the grant will extend utilities …

COVID-19 diagnoses continue to fall across the region.  The latest report from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department includes just 38 new confirmed positives since their last update was released a week ago. 20 were in Houghton County, nine in Baraga County, four each in Keweenaw and Gogebic Counties, and …