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Newly elected State Representative Greg Markkanen is eager to get to work on the issues he says were most important to the people who sent him to Lansing. The Hancock Republican was sworn in last week to the 110th District and then spent the day with his wife and children …

Finlandia University sends students every year to study in Tanzania but now a couple wants to bring back with them more than just their experience. Senior Logan Moore visited Tanzania last year along with his wife, Hannah Scott-Moore, who is a Finlandia alumna.  While they were there, they became attached …

With an average snowfall of 218 inches, the Houghton / Hancock area makes the for perfect winter playground.  Many come to ski and snowmobile, and for Michigan Tech students, it’s time to build something with it. Students at Michigan Tech returned to campus from the holiday break and wasted no …

Local officials are eyeing a redevelopment project that could lead to new housing in Lake Linden. The Houghton County Land Bank Authority will be applying for a demolition grant for the old Lakes Paint Supply site located in a residential neighborhood.  The property covers four parcels on Front Street between …

A public hearing will be held this month on the proposed permit for the permanent combustion of engineered plastic pellets at the L’Anse Warden Electric plant. The hearing is being held by the Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality at L’Anse Public Schools on January 23rd at …

Anyone looking to start selling marijuana in Hancock will have to wait until after the State of Michigan has finalized the rules and regulations of the new law. The Hancock City Council voted 5-1 to opt-out of the law permitting recreational marijuana businesses at their regular meeting Wednesday. A public …

A lawsuit has been filed against the counties of Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga, Iron and Ontonagon by Gogebic County.  The six counties of the Western Upper Peninsula together made up the former Western Upper Michigan Manpower Consortium, which was responsible for job training and development in the region. Five years ago, …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Special Education Director Kristina Penfold gave demonstration for the board on a new piece of technology using an I-Pad and Swivl. As part of the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) Grant …

DETROIT –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., are closed to navigation until March 25. The Corps will use this time to perform critical maintenance on the lock structures. “The Soo Locks are critical to the Great Lakes Navigation System and …

Michigan’s Copper Country has earned a reputation from all corners of the globe as a destination for tourists – both those seeking experiential tourism, and those who want to delve into the region’s vast and varied cultural and economic history. And if the efforts of the Finnish American Folk School …