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A young Keweenaw girl is celebrating an achievement today as she enters a martial arts ranking system. Second grader Flora Reitz was recently awarded her first belt, and she is the first child under the age of 15 to receive a belt from the Keweenaw Jiu Jitsu Academy. “It’s a …

Finlandia University’s online RN-BSN program is now under new leadership as long-time nursing faculty member Lori Sullivan, DNP, MSN, RN, has been named director of the program. In her new role, Sullivan will continue the nursing program’s mission to prepare professional nurses dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual awareness and the practice of nursing. …

From U.P. Health System-Portage: Hancock, Mich, – UP Health System – Portage announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to …

State Representative Scott Dianda wants a crackdown on the misuse of slow moving vehicle signs. The Calumet Democrat introduced a bill creating penalties for people who use the large orange triangle signs with a red border for other than their intended purpose. The signs are primarily used on the back …

Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is once again on the chopping block in the latest budget proposal by the Trump Administration. Nearly all of the funding for the program to continue cleanup efforts of the Great Lakes and to combat invasive species would be eliminated. Democrat Senator Debbie …

Much of the fuel-impacted soil has been successfully removed from both sides of US-41 at the Sturgeon River Bridge, site of a 4-vehicle traffic accident involving a fuel tanker on February 3. Many truckloads of removed soil were transported to a landfill over the last week. As excavation continued on …

UPDATE (Tues 2/13, 8:57am): Names released on the Fatal House fire in Trout Creek are David Saubert (48) and David Saubert Jr. (6). A cause to the fire is undetermined at this time. The fire is still under investigation. Two people were killed in a house fire in Ontonagon County. The …

Dollar Bay Craig E. Wilson, 79, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Saturday February 10, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock have been assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later …

HANCOCK John E. Niemela, 62, a resident of Hancock, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by the Jukuri-Antila Funeral Home of Hancock, Antila Funeral Service, Inc.

A parenting workshop series called Guiding Good Choices is being offered in Baraga County. Parents will learn how to strengthen bonds with their children and reduce the risk that their children will use drugs and engage in other problem behaviors. The five-week program is being offered by Baraga County Communities …