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Property values have risen in Baraga County.  At last night’s Board of Commissioners meeting, Equalization Director Pat Osterman reported that real property values in this year’s Equalization Report came in at $438,288,352. That’s nearly $60 million higher than last year, although Osterman noted that some of the increase is because …

A Michigan Tech professor earns recognition from the state of Michigan as a distinguished professor of the year. The Michigan Association of State Universities recently announced the 2024 Distinguished Professor of the Year award recipients including, Charles Wallace, an Associate professor of Computer Science and Dean of Curriculum and Instruction …

Spring in the Copper Country can be a beautiful place for those willing to explore past the salted roads. Visit Keweenaw recently wrapped up its spring photo contest for the first time. The contest encouraged residents to get out early in the season and capture the region’s transition from winter …

The State of Michigan urges congressional leaders, SBA, and FEMA to create new paths for federal relief for communities impacted by the winter’s lack of snowfall. Last Thursday the Governor’s office announced it has urged leaders in Congress, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create …

Below the deck of the USS West Virginia, three men were discovered during the recovery efforts at Pearl Harbor. Their story would go on to inspire CS Wallace to pen the stage work Purple Hearts, as a fictional recount of their lives stuck inside the airtight storeroom. Purple Hearts explores …

Work to finish up the new home of the L’Anse farmers market should begin soon. At last night’s meeting, the village council authorized a payment of $37,399.80 to Wuebben Construction for work completed last fall. Village Manager Bob LaFave said they were able to get most of the work on …

Michigan Tech announces the university’s new dean of the College of Sciences and Arts. Michigan Technological University recently announced that it will bring on LaReesa Wolfenbarger as the new dean of the College of Science and Arts. Wolfenbarger will arrive on campus to take on the dean of college role …

The National Forest Service announces spring road weight limits for the Ottawa National Forest. Starting today (April 8th, midnight) the forest service will begin to impose weight limits on vehicles over 3 tons on forest roads open to motorized use. Request to utilize forest roads requires a permit, and the …

Across the country, many will look up toward the sky this afternoon to see the latest solar eclipse. Even though the Keweenaw Peninsula is not in the eclipse’s path of totality, the region will see the moon cover the majority of the sun. About 80 percent of the moon will …

UPDATE: We were recently informed that Ontonagon Gladiator Robotics, Gladstone’s BraveBots, and the Brimley’s the Deceivers also qualified for the World Robotics Competition in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to all of the students on successful seasons, good luck in Houston.  Superior Roboworks qualifies for the World Championships after overcoming early breaks …