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Bookworms in the Keweenaw Peninsula will soon have a suggested list of reading material to choose from. The Portage Lake District Library is implementing software called “Novelist”.. that will make suggestions based on a reader’s likings. ‘Novelist is the library’s reader recommendation database that our patrons can use to find …

Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is now accepting proposals through February 23, 2018, for the annual Bond Falls Mitigation and Enhancement Fund (MEF) grant.   The goal of the MEF grant is to create tangible, measurable improvements to aquatic and terrestrial environments within the Ontonagon River watershed. This watershed includes UPPCO’s Bond …

If you are an electric customer of the Ontonagon County REA you’re being given the opportunity to review and comment on the power providers proposed renewable energy plan.   The company recently filed an application for approval of the plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission as mandated by the …

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post and Baraga Detachment are investigating the death of a 3-year-old child from L’Anse. The child was brought by a guardian to Baraga County Memorial Hospital on December 23rd. The child was unresponsive and was later transferred to Milwaukee Children’s Hospital where the …

The bear will soon be turning over as old Finish legend has it, meaning that winter is nearing the half way point. That was cause for celebration in 1999 and Heikinpäivä was born. Dave Maki from the Finnish American Reporter said, “It’s typically a cold and dark time of year so …

A world premiere of an installment of “They Might Be Saints: Bishop Frederic Baraga” from EWTN featuring the life of Bishop Frederic Baraga will be held Jan. 19, 2018 at St. Peter Cathedral. The 30-minute program shot on location in the U.P. will be a highlight of a two-day celebration …

[Hancock, MI] Together with the support of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan, the Portage Health Foundation is announcing its most recent request for proposal (RFP’s). The Portage Health Foundation’s mission is to support the charitable health needs of the community through enhanced philanthropy and community collaboration. The …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will soon begin capturing and collaring white-tailed deer in the western Upper Peninsula as part of a multi-year study to quantify movement patterns of deer, especially migration between winter and summer ranges. Completing the study will provide DNR wildlife managers with valuable information needed …

Senator Tom Casperson is denying any wrongdoing following an article published in the Detroit Free Press linking him to a wide ranging FBI corruption probe. The FBI has been investigating a multi-million dollar contract between a downstate towing company and the Michigan Department of Transportation. According to the article, Detroit …

A film by the Copper Country’s favorite Finnish director will screen at the Finnish American Heritage Center on Thursday, January 11 at 2 and 6 p.m. as this month’s installment of the Nordic Film Series. “The Fencer” by Klaus Härö, which was Finland’s entry as the Best Foreign Language Film …