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Flags will be waving at this year’s Bridgefest parade and there’s still time for last minute registration. The annual parade across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge from Hancock to Houghton also falls on Flag Day, so volunteers will be passing out mini-American flags ahead of the floats. Parade organizer Dave …

The June Keweenaw Alliance Breakfast, hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, will be held Wednesday morning at the Finnish American Heritage Center. This month’s featured presentation will be made by Calumet Theatre Executive Director Marlin Lee. Doors open at 7:00 am and breakfast …

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in partnership with the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Michigan Tech, and Western U.P. Planning & Development Region will be hosting the first workshop in a summer event series for promoting inter-generational learning and access to healthy foods and medicines. Preparing for Foraging Foods & Harvesting Medicines …

The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative will be hosting an Early Childhood Job Fair at Michigan Works in Hancock. The event will take place Thursday, June 20th from 1:30pm-4:00pm and will focus on early childhood and human service employment positions.  The fair is free and open to the public and …

Soft background Michigan has nearly 44,000 living women veterans and the state will honor them along with the many more who served before them on Wednesday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared June 12th as Women Veterans Recognition Day in an attempt to recognize and support women veterans whom the administration …

One lane of M-26 remains closed in Keweenaw County this week as crews finish replacing a culvert 1.6 miles west of the US-41/M-26 intersection in Copper Harbor. Michigan Department of Transportation contracted crews are completing a $153,000 maintenance project to remove and replace a deteriorated culvert on M-26. The roadway …

The following press release was issued by KCF: Hancock, Michigan— The Keweenaw Community Foundation announces our funds’ scholarship recipients for 2019. The Foundation administrates a number of scholarships that have been established by area families and community members. These opportunities for local students support their goals in higher education and continuing …

Distinguished Service Medals: Deputy Hans Tolkkinen and Deputy Angela Miles of Houghton County — with Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, MI. Two deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office are among those to be honored at the Michigan Sheriff’s Association annual awards ceremony. The awards honor the bravery, sacrifice, and service …

State Representative Greg Markkanen is hosting a photo contest for residents of the 110th District. The theme for the photo contest is summer in the U.P. and there will be three winners selected. The winning photos will be displayed in Markkanen’s Lansing office and the photographers will be invited to …

A 12-year-old girl from Ahmeek was seriously injured in a rollover ORV accident on Sunday. Deputies from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident just after 5:00pm on private property off 5 Mile Point Road in Allouez Township. Authorities say the girl was driving a 2013 Arctic Cat …