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GREEN BAY, WI – January 16, 2019 – Shopko (“the Company”), a leading operator of general merchandise stores throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S., today announced that it, along with its subsidiaries, has filed voluntary petitions for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the …

January 15, 2019 — Pointing to the critical role transportation plays in improving access to services and public life in communities across the state, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show that a project team called the Michigan Universal Vehicle Ecosystem Pilot was awarded a $1.2 million Michigan Mobility grant …

The city of Hancock is interested in what its residents have to say about whether or not the city should opt out of Michigan’s recreational marijuana market. Shortly after the majority of Michigan voters overturned the state’s prohibition law, the Hancock City Council passed a 61 day order that allowed …

The new-look Houghton County Board of Commissioners will continue to be chaired by Commissioner Al Koskela, with Commissioner Tom Tikkanen now serving as vice chair. Tuesday was the first board meeting for new commissioners Roy Britz and Glenn Anderson and was the first for Commissioner Gretchen Janssen following her election …

HANCOCK — When Anton Pintar was asked who makes some of the best povitica in the Copper Country, he confidently name-dropped himself. And during a Heikinpäivä enrichment class coming this Monday, folks will be able to find out if he was right. Pintar, with his wife Julie, will lead a …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is releasing its second of three Community Recreational Facilities and Resources request for proposal (RFP). The intent of these targeted RFPs is to support projects that will have an impact on community health and wellness while addressing the systemic health needs and risk …

The city of Hancock is holding a public hearing Wednesday, January 15th to listen to comments about the proposed ordinance to opt-out of the law permitting recreational marijuana businesses. City officials state that this decision is not intended to be the city’s long-term position on recreational marijuana establishments but is …

Looking like something out of a 1990’s science fiction movie, retired Air Force Captain and local athlete, Dean Juntunen showed his friends his latest achievement. “So right now what I’m doing is strapping myself into this exoskeleton and I tell the robot to walk and then it starts stepping and …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following news reports that President Trump is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to identify funds that could be used for construction of a border wall, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), co-Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, and Gary Peters (D-MI), member of the Senate Great Lakes Task …

This Saturday, you can use your hands to help others while holding on to a tasty pulled pork sandwich.  Helping Hands of the Keweenaw will be holding a soup and pulled pork sandwich fundraiser at the Horizons School in Mohawk from 11am to 2pm. Volunteer Toni Waara says the organization …