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The Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools millage renewal passed during Tuesday’s special election with overwhelming support. Nearly 74 percent of the 255 votes cast were in favor of renewing the millage rate at 18 mills for five years. The millage will generate roughly $1,050,000 annually for the school’s operating expenses.

The vehicle belonging to a Hancock man who went missing last November has been found. The body of 38-year-old Duane Kangas was found in the Portage Canal ten days ago. Authorities pulled his black 1996 Olds Bravada from the canal Tuesday afternoon. The results from an autopsy on Kangas’s body …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Mark and Katya Gordon, their daughters, and the crew of their custom built 40 ft. steel sailboat, the Amicus II, for an evening learning about climate change on Lake Superior. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. The …

The Finnish-American Heritage Center will have two local businesses pitch their ideas to the community tomorrow at 9am as part of 1 Million Cups. The businesses include 101 Quincy and Carrot Ranch Literary Community. 101 Quincy is the Keweenaw’s first co-working space! The public is welcome to build a business, …

Summer vacation is something every teacher looks forward to this time of year, but before it begins, Keweenaw educators are taking one more lesson in public safety. The Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Active Shooter Training Team has been visiting area schools and conducting safety drills where teachers are polishing up …

There’s one item on the ballot today for voters in the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public School District. The school’s operating millage is up for renewal, asking voters to approve 18 mills on taxable property for five years. The ballot language references an increase of .1326 mills, but School Superintendent Craig Sundblad …

A special meeting will be held this Saturday to interview the candidates for Hancock City Manager. Current manager Glenn Anderson is retiring at the end of the year and has announced a run for Houghton County Commissioner. The candidates for the position are Barry Givens, Jill Murr, Robert Widigan and …

Michigan Conservation Officers David Miller and Kyle McQueer saved a Baraga County woman Thursday from falling down a cliff to the Lake Superior ice below. The incident began at about 8:35 p.m. Thursday with a call to Central Dispatch in Negaunee Township from the 25-year-old L’Anse woman saying she was …

May 4, 2018 – Four roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the Upper Peninsula will remain closed until May 11.               The following roadside parks, which had been slated to open May 7, will remain closed until later next week due to weather conditions: – Esrey …

IRONWOOD, Mich. (May 4, 2018) –  Fire managers on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests intend to begin utilizing prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the coming weeks.  Prescribed burns make our forests more resilient, create habitat for a diversity of wildlife, and keep our community safer from future …