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A volunteer food recall has been issued by Frito-Lay for the Off the Eaten Path Chickpea Veggie Crisps. The company announced yesterday that it has issued a volunteer recall of the six-and-one-quarter-ounce bags of Off the Eaten Path Chickpea Veggie Crisps for undeclared dairy ingredients present in the caramel season …

Baraga County Sheriff’s Deputies will be getting new body cameras. At this week’s meeting, county commissioners approved a lease agreement with Lenslock for seven cameras. Much of the cost will be offset by a grant from the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, which carries the county’s liability insurance policy. In …

L’Anse is looking for a new member of the village council. Councilor Kerri Sikkila recently stepped down, after accepting a new job that limited her ability to attend meetings. Anyone interested in applying should contact the village office as quickly as possible. The term expires at the end of 2024. …

Big Brothers Big sisters in the western Upper Peninsula provides opportunities for kids to experience and learn from role models. The national program has had a local western Upper Peninsula chapter during the past decade-plus years. Many may be familiar with the group’s most known role model program that pairs …

When the Copper Country Angel Mission joined Giving Tuesday Copper Shores was still the Portage Health Foundation. Now in 2023 Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and the Copper Country Angel Mission continue building upon their already strong relationship. President of the Copper Country Angel Mission board of directors, Sherry Middlemis-Brown …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: John Dee, 57, a resident of Jacobsville passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2023 in Rochester, MN while undergoing evaluation for a heart transplant. He is survived by: His Wife Nora, daughter Grace, Brother Jim Dee of Houghton, Sister Jeni Sumner …

Construction projects on Michigan Tech’s Campus are nearly complete. During the past year, the university has been hard at work with contractors erecting the new H-STEM Complex and an Alumni Gateway on the west end of campus. Michigan Tech facilities management says that the H-STEM building is on schedule to …

Baraga County champions small businesses serving the community. The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce has been selected as a Neighborhood Champion in the Shop Small Movement sponsored by American Express. The Neighborhood Champions Ambassadors program promotes the importance of shopping small. In the past areas selected as Neighborhood Champions have …

The Houghton County Road Commission receives a worker’s safety award from the County Road Association Self-Insurance fund. Houghton County’s Road Commission has received the coveted goose egg award from the County Road Association Self-Insurance fund. The award is given to a county road commission in Michigan that goes 12 months …

Baraga County leadership is changing how law enforcement agencies interact with citizens going through a mental health crisis. During the past year Baraga County Sheriff Joesph Brogan, county commissioners, and Baraga County Memorial Hospital’s leadership have worked together to bring a new mental health response program to the community. Avel …