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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will hold its general election tomorrow. Registered voters can cast their ballots between 10:00 and 6:00. Two council members will be selected from each district. Candidates in the Baraga District are (in alphabetical order): • Doreen Blaker (incumbent) • Robert D. Curtis, Jr. (incumbent ) …

Houghton County continues to see a rise in COVID-19 diagnoses. The latest update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 196 new confirmed positives and 116 new probable positives across the five-county region since the last report was posted a week ago. 113 of the confirmed positives and 68 …

The latest long-term care facility in the Copper Country to be hit by a COVID-19 outbreak is Mission Point of Hancock, formerly known as the Lighthouse at Hancock. The latest weekly report posted on the state’s coronavirus website shows 12 new patient diagnoses, bringing the total number of cases since …

Production at the White Pine Copper Refinery is poised to take a big step forward. A $700,000 grant will help boost the project from pilot status to full production.  The facility is owned by White Pine Copper Refinery, Incorporated, and PM Power Group. It’s designed to salvage copper and other …

This year’s Upper Peninsula Catholic Ministries’ Giving Tuesday campaign doubled what was brought in last year. The iGiveCatholic event raised more than $32,000, with donations directed to 45 different organizations. Marquette Dioceses officials say much of the money is headed to their campus ministries, including $11,000 for Northern Michigan University, …

The Rock House Grill in Houghton will be without its liquor license for the next 45 days.  The suspension was handed down Monday by the State Liquor Control Commission, along with a $600 fine for KMPD Incorporated, which operates the restaurant and the associated Mine Shaft bowling and entertainment venue.  …

Those who use the Chassell Trails are now able to find their way around more efficiently. A project to map the trails and install new signs is complete.  The GPS coordinates of the cross country ski, snowshoe and new fitness trails have been entered into Google Maps. Large-scale, detailed maps …

This year’s annual Holiday Hoopla has gone virtual. While the in-person gathering that’s usually co-sponsored by Keweenaw Young professionals and the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce won’t be held, the silent auction fundraiser associated with it is underway.  The auction includes more than 40 items, including several created by students involved …

The search continues for the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet that crashed in the southern Upper Peninsula last night. Officials report the Wisconsin Air National Guard jet went down around 8:00 while on a routine training mission. The rescue effort is focusing on a wooded area just north of …

The American Legion Post in Lake Linden is asking for immediate help with a Christmas project. Each year, Post 90 hosts a toy drive party, with all toys and donations going to the Knights of Columbus Christmas party for kids. The toy drive party can’t be held this year because …