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Austerity was the watchword, as the Baraga County Board of Commissioners approved the 2020-2021 budget last evening. During the public hearing on the proposed document, commission chair Mike Koskinen listed some of the cuts. “No wage increases, no hours increases, the HSA did not go up, MSU has not been …

Finlandia University has chosen to take things one week at a time, beginning tomorrow, through October 7th. All lecture based classes currently being held in person, will be delivered remotely at their scheduled times. Professors will reach out to students regarding hands-on classes. If you have further questions, you can …

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Houghton County. According to the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, Houghton County has 428 confirmed cases, with one death.  The remaining counties making up the Western Upper Peninsula are Gogebic County with 149 confirmed cases and one death.  Ontonagon County with 41. Baraga County …

If your travel plans include the Mackinac Bridge, be prepared for construction. MDOT Spokesman Dan Winegarten. “On I 75, there’s some concrete repairs, about a quarter of a million dollars in concrete pavement work. Just North of the toll plaza on Mackinac Bridge up to US 2 and that’s gonna …

The Hancock School Public Library will be closed for the remainder of the Houghton County School shutdown. This from a press release from the Portage Lake District Library. Director Dillon Geshel. “The Hancock School Public Library is going to be closed to public patrons and students for the duration of …

Dial Help, the Upper Peninsula’s only crisis center, is looking for volunteers. The organization, originally founded in 1971, offers help in areas such as substance abuse prevention, and counseling, youth services, grant writing and also mans a crisis line, 24/7 365. Volunteer Coordinator Paige Setter Hallwachs said “The great thing …

The Copper Country showed up in force again, for another event. This time, Hancock’s Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 served 641 spaghetti dinners, for their annual fundraiser. Jim Peterson, who spent the day over a hot stove. “That’s 105 more people than we’ve ever fed.” Post Commander Rod Guilbault …

Silent majority? Not so fast. An estimated 1,000 vehicles showed up to support President Trump yesterday. Both parking lots at Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center were full, and it took almost a half an hour for all the cars to get on the road. Brain Bonnet brought out his semi and …

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Houghton County, Michigan Tech has gone back to Phase Four of their Five Phase Plan, until October 12th, to help slow the spread of the virus. Starting Wednesday, lecture based classes will return to an online format. Labs and other hands on instruction …

From the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department: The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) has confirmed that aBaraga County resident has died of complications surrounding COVID-19. The elderly person was aninpatient at an Upper Peninsula hospital at the time of their death. To date, there have been 3 death srelated …