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Chassell Trail Gets Fitness Stations

Some upgrades have been completed on the Chassell Township Trails. 10 fitness stations have been installed in the 67-acre park, giving those who are using the trails an opportunity to cross train with strength and stretching exercises. Volunteers installed the stations. The Chassell School construction trade class also spent 80 …

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New Marquette Roundabouts Open Fully Today

After a summer’s worth of construction, traffic on US-41 and M-28 in Marquette will begin to settle into its new normal today. Both lanes of the new roundabouts at Brickyard Road and County Road 492 will be open for the first time. At the Michigan Department of Transportation Ishpeming Service …

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Lake Superior Levels Projected to Remain High

There’s little relief in sight for those dealing with high Lake Superior water levels. The latest Army Corp of Engineers report says levels could remain at or near record highs well into next year. New records were set in May, June, July, August and September. October’s level was just shy …

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Home Heating Assistance Available

As the temperatures go down… the heating bills go up. If you’ll be struggling to pay them, help is available. The Superior Watershed Partnership has $2,460,000 to help Upper Peninsula residents stay warm. Michigan Energy Assistance Program Manager Tonya Swenor says you must meet income requirements… You must also qualify …

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State Awards Funds for Business Expansion

The State of Michigan is providing financial support for a business expansion at the Houghton County Airpark. Great Lakes Sound and Vibration plans to purchase and remodel the former Goodwill Training Center. The 23-year-old Houghton-based company provides acoustic, shock and vibration solutions for the defense, marine, automotive, and off-highway and …

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Pilgrim River Fishing Restrictions to be Extended

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is proposing to extend restrictive fishing regulations on the Pilgrim River. Several years ago, the DNR included the Pilgrim in a group of nine rivers in which the coastal brook trout population would be protected and reestablished. From Paradise Road to Portage Lake, a …

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Obituary: William E. Obst

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes: Hancock      William E. (Bill) Obst, entered his heavenly reward on November 2, 2019.  He was born on March 29, 1936, in Laurium, Michigan.      He is survived by his loving wife Teresa (Miszkiewicz) Obst and adoring and loving daughter …

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Aspirus Salutes Luoma on Return to Air Force

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital is saying “goodbye” to Dr. Michael Luoma this afternoon. Luoma is returning to the United States Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He served as an Army medic during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and later spent seven years as an Air Force physician. He’s been …

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