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Feeding America’s mobile food pantry returns next week to Ontonagon County. Next Wednesday, Feeding America will deliver a semi-truck full of food to Ontonagon. The food distribution program has been organized as a partnered event between Feeding America and the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation for several years. Mobile Food …

Sometimes it’s just easier to take a ride up the mountain than going for a hike. Mount Bohemia Ski Resorts has begun ski lift tours traveling up the hill to view the beauty that is Lac la Belle and the Keweenaw Peninsula. The tour features sights of landmarks like Manitou …

Verna Mize Triathlon will make a slight change to this year’s route. In years past the triathlon has had runners and bikers run toward downtown Houghton along Lakeshore Drive. However, with construction on the roadway, organizers will change the route to run along Houghton Canal Road. Racers will leave the …

KISMA and Keweenaw Wild Ones partner to help the Copper Country remove invasive species from their yards. Barberry plants that were once commonly used by landscapers can easily move into forested areas, where the plant becomes a much different problem. KISMA program coordinator Sigrid Resh says that homeowners who want …

A new plat book has been published by Houghton Keweenaw County 4-h. The plat book includes detailed land ownership maps for the peninsula across 166 pages. The maps show property boundaries for all rural parcels, landowner names, and acre sizes. The book used LiDAR aerial view maps, enhanced by elevation …

A Hancock business has been nominated for the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Michigan People Choice Award in 2024. The IR Telemetrics Inc., based in Hancock, has been nominated for a people’s choice award for the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan through the Michigan Manufacturers Association and sponsored by Endeavor …

Isle Royale National Park unveils a new exhibit focused on Marine debris and its impacts on the park and Lake Superior. With funding assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, the Isle Royale National Park has hosted a Marine Debris Exhibit at the Rock Harbor Auditorium …

Upper Peninsula representatives call for urgent action taken by the Michigan Department of Corrections to address staff shortages in prisons. State Senator Ed McBroom, in a joint statement with representatives Dave Pristine and Greg Markkanen, urged MDOC Director Heidi Washington to address a growing number of issues in state prisons, …

The Portage Lake District Library hopes to re-establish the service’s millage to the same rate as seven years ago. As with many millages, the Portage Lake district library millage charged to the city of Houghton and Portage Township residents was gradually reduced by the state’s Headlee Act. Library Director Katrina …

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe leaders praise the state’s recently passed budget that includes funds earmarked to address unhoused challenges. The challenges exasperated by homelessness can make it difficult for individuals to find the right resources. The Michigan state budget contains 1.25 million dollars earmarked for the Lodge of Hope Shelter. …