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Dogo, the K-9 officer of the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and will be embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.”. Delivery …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to 11 entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state lands in the Upper Peninsula. …

Two Upper Peninsula lawmakers are encouraging a mining company to reopen a mine in the UP. State Representative Sara Cambensy of Marquette introduced a House Resolution Thursday encouraging the state to show support for Cleveland-Cliffs Mining Company as they consider either reinvesting in their Empire Mine in Michigan, or transferring …

The city of Houghton is a beautiful place to live and that’s because the people who live here help to make it so. The city’s Beautification Committee is giving residents an opportunity to join the effort to make the area visually appealing by allowing groups to adopt a garden. The …

In celebration of National Library week, the Portage Lake District Library will be hosting many events through the end of the week including an evening of readings, music and story telling tomorrow. “This Friday, we will have Daniel Wolff, who is a Michigan Notable Book Author. He will be at …

Twelve students have been awarded the Portage Health Foundation Making a Difference Scholarship to Michigan Technological University. The scholarships are part of a Michigan Tech-Portage Health Foundation partnership established in 2015 to support health education. This year’s recipients have an average GPA of 3.87 and represent the breadth of health-related …

Copperwood Resources Inc. – a subsidiary of Highland Copper – has completed its winter exploration begun in February of a 1-mile section of the westernmost portion of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Exploratory drilling was conducted in this part of Gogebic County to see if the eastern extension of a mineral …

Rental licenses in Houghton will continue to be considered after a motion to put a hold on them failed to pass. The Houghton City Council considered putting a moratorium on all R1 Rental License applications at their regular meeting Wednesday. The motion was made by Councilman Buck Foltz and seconded …

Just how much snow has piled on Houghton County this year? County Highway Engineer Kevin Harju says Painesdale has tallied 275 inches as of the end of last month with Calumet buried under more than 300 inches of snow. Clearing the roads of all that powder isn’t cheap. Harju said …

The Copper Country League of Women Voters spent part Tuesday’s Equal Pay Day on the campus of Michigan Tech, passing out literature and cookies and explaining the gender pay gap to students. “Equal Pay Day is the day in 2018 that women have to work on average to make as …