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ONTONAGON—The Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (Ontonagon REA) has announced a new, long-term wholesale power supply agreement with Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) that begins next year and will reduce the UP Cooperative’s future power supply costs. These cost reductions may allow Ontonagon REA to consider future retail rate reductions and/or …

There will not be an investigation into Hancock Councilman Ted Belej’s residency at this time. Fellow Councilman John Haeussler questioned whether Belej actually lived in the city at their regular meeting last week. Haeussler contends that Belej should not be allowed to continue serving on the city council if he …

The Houghton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a hit and run accident Tuesday. The accident happened around 2:30pm on Sharon Avenue in Houghton. The suspect vehicle rear-ended a gold sedan as it was turning into the Sharon Center then left the …

The Friends of the Calumet Public Library are collecting books at the library for their Annual Used Book Sale. The sale takes place June 22nd and 23rd and they are asking for gently used books and DVD’s. Those donated item will be sold with the proceeds going to support programs …

Finlandia University is proud to announce that Dr. William Knoblauchand Dr. Richard Geehave been granted tenure status. “These two professors exemplify much of what makes Finlandia distinct,” said Dr. Fredi de Yampert, Vice President for Academic Affairs. “They care deeply about our students, are passionate about their subject matter and have a proven …

Democrats in Lansing are calling for free community college education for all. They introduced the HirEd Opportunity Act that would provide scholarships for all high school students in Michigan. State Senator Tom Casperson says community colleges in Michigan already provide a great education at a great cost compared to the …

Voters in the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw School District will decide the fate of a bond proposal for the school in August. The district is asking for an increase of 1.98 mills.  The funds generated would be used to improve security at the school as well as fix and maintain the aging infrastructure …

A region-wide effort to better understand West Nile virus in ruffed grouse is getting underway in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “In the Great Lakes Region, West Nile virus has been found in a small number of grouse with no known population-level effects at this point,” said Charlotte Roy, grouse project leader …

If you fish the Great Lakes and catch a marked and tagged fish, please report it. You’re helping the DNR collect critical information about the state’s fish populations and trends. The department has used a coded-wire tag program to “mass mark” various fish species in Michigan since the 1980s. Mass …

Finlandia University is now offering eight-week classes and twice as many start dates each year for its online RN-BSN program. “Working nurses need programs that are specially designed to suit their needs, and we’re working hard to make sure that’s exactly what our program does,” RN-BSN Program Director Lori Sullivan, DNP, …