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The United States and Canada are behind schedule on identifying chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes. That’s the results of a report from the agency, the International Joint Commission. The report says toxic substances such as PCBs appear to be declining, but several new and emerging chemicals such as fire …

Michigan’s December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in December as the state saw an increase in the total labor force by 14,000. The increase was from 4.9 percent in November, and was the only time in 2016 the jobless rate stood at 5 percent. The increase was …

Legislation to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law has been introduced in Lansing. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, along with Senators Dave Robertson of Grand Blanc and Pete MacGregor of Rockford, say the prevailing wages laws are an unnecessary burden on schools and local communities and it doesn’t make sense that …

Starting Sunday, it will cost you more to ship a package. The United States Postal Service says the cost of a stamp will increase from 47 cents to 49. There are increases on small, medium and large flat-rate boxes and changes to flat-rate envelopes including regular, legal and padded flat-rate …

IRON MOUNTAIN –The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, recently established a new CPAP Clinic to offer Veterans who suffer with sleep apnea help in adapting to their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment. Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which breathing is regularly …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (January 16, 2017) – Last month, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP), and Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) came together at the Continental Fire Company to host the Keweenaw Business Ball, a collaborative holiday celebration. This seasonal gathering offered more than good cheer, great food …

Hancock- The Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock has released their Spring class schedule for classes happening February-May, 2017.  Painting, ceramics, drawing, stained glass, beading, letterpress printing, book arts and more courses can be found by visiting their website www.coppercountryarts.com. The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located at 126 …

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Upper Great Lakes Hancock Family Health Center’s Pediatrics and Family Practice clinics in Hancock, MI, has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships. The NCQA …

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States takes place Friday and many Copper Country students will be there to see it. Middle and high school students from Hancock, Chassell, Dollar Bay-Tamarack and Ontonagon schools left Tuesday night on buses for Washington D.C. They are …

If you don’t return your library materials on time, you get charged a small fine. Don’t return them for a long time or have a lot of overdue items–and that fine can add up. The Portage Lake District Library in Houghton is once again given patrons a chance to pay …