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A Hancock woman’s dog is alive thanks to her quick action. Lakeview Manor resident Laverne Soronen was doing her laundry on Monday, August 28th on the 6th floor of her apartment building. She had her six year old poodle, Scruffy, with her when she got into the elevator with another …

The Portage Lake District Library will offer two training sessions for library patrons that will show how to read and download free digital magazines using the new RBdigital app on Wednesday, September 6, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. Zinio for Libraries, which has been the app patrons …

A workshop to guide parents as they help their children avoid drugs and other pitfalls is returning to Baraga County. Guiding Good Choices is presented by Baraga County Communities that Care and Dial Help. It’s a five session, interactive parenting program that teaches parents of children between the ages of …

Winter is fast approaching and there is still a lot that needs to be done before the Hope House Homeless Shelter is ready to open. Five churches are still needed to become Host Churches if the shelter is to open by November 1st. Organizers say there is still time to …

It’s the day many parents in the Copper Country have been waiting for, the kids are back in school! That means there are some things everyone needs to be aware of to make sure the kids make it to and from school safely. The roads will have more traffic now …

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment (MI-TRALE) will have their monthly ORV ride from Rockland to Ontonagon on the newly renovated OR trail on September 13th. The ride will start promptly in Rockland at 10:00 a.m. local time. Street parking is …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program is offering separate Beyond BOW backpacking and steelhead fishing workshops for women. Both workshop events are scheduled for Oct. 27-29. The backpacking outing will be at Craig Lake State Park in Baraga County and the steelhead clinic will be …

The Breakers to Bridge Paddle Festival, paddling events centering around the Keweenaw, is​ planned for Saturday September 9, 2017. Friday begins with check-in at the Outdoor Adventure Program at Michgan Tech and then a casual social at the KBC at 6pm. On Saturday, a 10 Mile non-­competitive timed paddle from …

(Mackinaw City, Mich)—As many as 60,000 people are expected to converge in the Straits of Mackinac Monday, September 4 to take part in the 60th Annual Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk. As a safety precaution, the Mackinac Bridge Authority will close the bridge to automobile traffic between 6:30 a.m. and …

Wondering if the construction along Houghton’s waterfront will ever end? Good news, says City Manager Eric Waara.  Though things are a bit of a mess right now, the last stage is here. Paving work is being done on Quincy Street near Bridgeview Park and will continue with paving the park …