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LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics proudly welcomes Jill Kalcich, MD, to their excellent family medicine team. Dr. Kalcich is board certified in family medicine and functional medicine. As a functional medicine doctor, she helps patients get to the root cause of disease through natural interventions such as …

The Summer Bridge Program at Finlandia University will kick off on June 26 for its second year – allowing students to get ahead and better prepare themselves for college. “Our Summer Bridge Program offers a unique opportunity for our incoming students to ease into the demands of college coursework with highly coordinated …

TEMPORARY MODIFIED LOAD RESTRICTIONS BARAGA, HOUGHTON, KEWEENEW, and ONTONAGON COUNTIES Spring weight restrictions will be temporarily modified to allow normal legal loads on most county roads from Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.. Some roads will remain restricted, please contact your …

A video showcasing the work done to renovate the old Drill Shop in Calumet is now available. The Michigan Economic Development Alliance put out the video after the Copper Country Curling Club was successful last year landing an MEDC grant for renovations to the building. The Club’s Gary Lassila says …

With the increase in drug activity in the Copper County, so too has the number of people overdosing gone up. A recent string of overdoses, including multiple fatalities, has local residents demanding that someone put a stop to the drug epidemic. Law enforcement officers agree that there has been an …

As the number of people entering the job market continued to grow, unemployment figures in Michigan rose in January to 5.2-percent. Bruce Weaver is with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. The national jobless rate rose slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.8 percent from December …

Enrollment is booming at charter schools across the state, which means the Michigan Association of Public School Academies , the state charter school association has some jobs to fill. Dan Quisenberry, President of MAPSA, says the Virtual Job Fair will take place March 17th, with hundreds of new job postings …

On the medical beat, a link between anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs and hip fractures. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

A three-vehicle accident Wednesday night in L’Anse Township sent three people, including two children, to the hospital. According to the Baraga County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on US-41 near Canyon Falls. A northbound vehicle driven by 32-year-old Ryan Thomas of Marquette, collided head-on with a …

A three-vehicle accident Wednesday night in L’Anse Township sent three people, including two children, to the hospital. According to the Baraga County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on US-41 near Canyon Falls. A northbound vehicle driven by Ryan Thomas, 32, of Marquette, collided head-on with a …