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Baraga Telephone Company has been selected as a finalist for a state grant to expand broadband to unserved areas in Keweenaw County. The announcement came from Representative Greg Markkanen. The proposed project would expand service to areas of Lake Medora, Lac La Belle, Bete Gris and Gay. Markkanen also had …

South Range’s 4th of July Celebration falls victim to COVID-19. From their Facebook page, the South Range 4th of July Committee has decided to cancel this year’s celebration, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The possibility of an extension of Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home Stay Safe” Executive Order, also …

The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down on repairs needed from damage caused by the Father’s Day Flood, but the Houghton County Road Commission is making the best of a bad situation. They will begin work today on a stretch of Old Mill Hill Road, from Houghton Canal Road south. The …

In an email sent to parents, the Calumet Laurium and Keweenaw School District hopes to dispel what they perceive to be rumors about funding for the upcoming school year. There have been talks of Michigan’s K-12 schools losing up to $1.1billion per year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the …

The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction project which voters had approved last August. New additions include an office at the main entrance, a new alarm system and the replacement of exterior doors on the building. Other improvements include a kitchen certified for food …

Houghton County has another case of COVID-19. This coming from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department late this past Friday. The latest case was an asymptomatic person, who was tested as part of pre-surgical protocols. That bring’s Houghton County’s total to 6 positive cases, 2 out of state positives with …

Michigan now has a Workforce Development Board. Governor Whitmer announced this at her press conference earlier this afternoon. She explained the board’s purpose. She also recapped some of her recent actions. She also spoke of the benefits of Michigan’s Workshare Program. The program benefits employers, by allowing employees to come …

Michigan’s Department of Transportation has released the latest numbers on fatalities and seriously injured motorists on Michigan roadways. This past week, 27 people died on Michigan roads for 274 this year. 84 motorists were seriously injured for 1,290 this year. This same time last year, Michigan had 51 more fatalities …

You’re invited to join the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalitions livestream tomorrow at 7pm, with the head of Michigan’s Environmental Council Conan Smith, as he discusses the work of a statewide outdoor recreation group and their ideas for a phased reopening of outdoor activities, designed to protect people from COVID-19. Solutions …

The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center needs your help, as they are critically low on several blood types. When you donate to the U.P. Regional Blood Center, your blood stays in the U.P.  Blood Collection Coordinator Rachel Heath, listed the types they need. The U.P. Regional Blood Center supplies blood …