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The topic of the next Aspirus Keweenaw Aspiring Women event will be pain… Jenn Jenich-Laplander says there are ways to manage chronic pain, and they don’t involve addictive opioid drugs… “Pain, Pain Go Away” will take place October 28th at 5:30 at the Siskiwit Reception Hall in Calumet. Those who …

The Lake Superior sturgeon population has received a boost. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently released 1,499 juvenile lake sturgeon into the Ontonagon River. They’re part of an effort to repopulate the ancient fish, which is on Michigan’s threatened species list. The Ontonagon River release was the only one …

The Salvation Army will hold Christmas Registration today and tomorrow between 9:00 and 3:00. If your family needs help during the upcoming Christmas season, visit their office in Hancock. Bring ID, proof of household income, and proof of household members and their ages.

Some Michigamme residents are concerned about the future of a small park. The 1,625-square-foot parcel is located at the lake’s edge, and has been public property for nearly 150 years. An individual who recently purchased adjoining property has inquired about purchasing it, and Michigamme Township officials are considering it. Members …

It’s happened again. This time, it was Saturday Night Live that left the Upper Peninsula off a map they used in this weekend’s program. SNL joins a long list of entities that don’t understand us, including Walmart, which left us off a map two years ago… and Mountain Dew, which …

Gasoline prices fell slightly over the past week. AAA Michigan’s survey placed the average price of a gallon of unleaded regular at $2.60 in the Marquette region. That’s three cents less than a week ago, two cents less than a month ago, and 44 cents less than a year ago. …

A 45-year-old Bruce Crossing man was injured last evening in an ATV rollover. The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department tells us the man was driving the ATV along M-28 north of Nurkkala Road when sleet impaired his vision. The ATV went up an embankment, and overturned. The driver sought his own …

A 68-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after having been shot by a Michigan State Police trooper. State Police officers and Marquette County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house on Crusader Street in Gwinn just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon to check the well-being of the man. Troopers say …

Michigan Tech is devoting this week to a celebration of the university’s new College of Computing. President Dr. Richard Koubek says it’s the first such college in the state… The College of Computing will be followed quickly by Tech’s new varsity e-sports program… Today at 11:00, researchers from the Michigan …

Efforts continue in Lansing to restore some of the funding that was cut from the 2019-2020 budget by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean is following two line items… Permanent loss of secondary road patrol funding could lead to layoffs in departments that are already thinly staffed… The …