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The Village of Calumet recently joined a small number of Upper Peninsula communities that allow the operation of medical marijuana businesses. These facilities will consist of three provisioning centers, two safety compliance facilities, two secure transporters, three processors and three growers. City officials expect there to be some controversy because …

The city of Hancock will get a loan of $756,136 from the Michigan State Infrastructure Bank. The Michigan Department of Transportation approved the loan this week to help fund repairs of flood-damaged streets within the city. Hancock was among those communities part of a disaster declaration by former Governor Rick …

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home will be holding their 11th Annual Spring Music Celebration and Silent Auction next month. The fundraiser for the shelter for victims of domestic violence will be held Friday, May 17th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Jazzy’s at the Calumet Golf Club. Thanks to the …

Rep. Greg Markkanen of Hancock announced an additional April office hour for residents of the 110th district. Markkanen will be available on Friday, April 26, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EDT at Keweenaw Coffee Works, 113 5th St. in Calumet. Residents also may contact Rep. Markkanen at his Lansing office at (517) …

The city of Houghton will once again make a donation to the Houghton High School Senior Class alcohol-free graduation party. The all-night celebration is a Gremlin tradition and students come out to help clean the city in exchange for the support from the city council. The city will donate $500 …

When the parking enforcement officer of the city of Houghton wants to keep track of cars parked downtown, the officer will put a small chalk mark on the tire and the curbside. That makes it easier to tell if that car remains there longer than the posted time allowed and …

Local municipalities could be held responsible for replacing water pipes all the way up to a private residence under an unfunded mandate by the state of Michigan. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara explained the rule changes coming from the Department of Environmental Quality—now the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and …

When an American family buys the manor Sir Simon tries his best to frighten them as he has others in the past only to find that the Americans don’t really take him seriously. Not only do they not take him seriously, they humiliate him and play tricks on him, causing …

The 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday. The initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse. Now in its ninth year, the DEA has collected a total of nearly 11 …

Are you looking for a night of fast-paced local history competition? Eager to find out what area teenagers know about the Copper Country, past and present? Come to the Calumet Theatre on Thursday, April 25, 2019, and cheer on the high school students vying for the Local History Smackdown trophy! …