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The proposed purchase of the White Pine Mine by Highland Copper Company has been delayed again. Highland Copper officials announced recently that the deadline to complete the purchase from the Copper Range Company has been extended until early September. The sticking point appears to be contract language that would release …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community announces their recent gaming distributions Since 1993 the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been making semi-annual payments from gaming proceeds of their casinos to local units of government and to the State of Michigan. These payments are 2% and 8% respectively and are derived from …

The National Weather Service has confirmed two separate tornadoes touched down in western Marquette County yesterday. The first tornado touched down near the Marquette and Baraga County border; with the second near CR-four-seventy-six just south of the Greenwood Reservoir. Just after 2:20 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a Tornado …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has been receiving reports of gastrointestinal illness circulating in the district. This illness, sometimes called “stomach flu” is characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, often severe, that begins abruptly and usually passes in a day or two. It is most likely caused by a virus …

A new park is being established in central Houghton as the result of a successful grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund to the City of Houghton in partnership with several local conservations groups. Along with the city, matching funds for the purchase of the property were …

MI-TRALE (Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment) on Tuesday May 17, 2016 awarded scholarships to five deserving students from the Ontonagon High School and the Ewen-Trout Creek High School. Usually only one student per school is selected but this year MI-TRALE wanted to do more for …

Mental illness is a difficult condition to talk about, making it tougher for those suffering from it to seek help. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health invites the public to come see a film today the Portage Lake District …

Calumet Township is celebrating their 150th Anniversary this year and Main Street Calumet has just released their summer schedule of popular events. The Main Street Calumet Farmer’s Market will be open Saturdays starting June 18th in their new location—in Theater Park, between the Calumet Theater and Shute’s Bar. Pastyfest will …

The Village of Calumet will have to decide what to do in the wake of the resignation of Calumet Police Chief Dave Outinen. The village currently has a temporary chief and will run an ad to see if there is interest in the position With limited resources available however, Village …

The Village of Calumet is looking ahead to where they want to be in five years and beyond. Village Administrator Rob Tarvis says they are preparing their 5-year Master Plan and would like as much input from the community as possible. Surveys have been sent out to village residents and …