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Since the Nature Conservancy purchased more than 32,000 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula, the group has been hard at work taking an inventory of the land’s assets, as well as working with a group of local stakeholders helping to advise the conservation group as to what are the major priorities …

There is one week left in the National Rural Health Day Essay Contest. Northern Michigan University’s Center for Rural Health invites high school seniors to take part in the center’s annual essay contest to earn a scholarship toward higher education. The center awards high school seniors in the upper peninsula’s …

The city of Hancock will sign off on a purchase agreement with O’Keefe LLC to purchase three Finlandia University properties. Last night during the city’s public hearing to consider the property purchase of Mannerheim, Nikander, and Wargelin halls, residents expressed an understanding that purchasing the structures will jump start any …

The Keweenaw County Sheriff upgrades back-country communications with a destination development grant from Visit Keweenaw. Over the summer the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a 20,000 dollar grant to visit Keweenaw as a part of its destination development awards focused on expanding safe outdoor recreation in the copper country. …

Michigan Technological University has officially gained approval for the school’s bachelor’s degree in nursing. The Higher Learning Commission recently approved Michigan Technological University’s request to offer a bachelor’s of science in nursing. The degree program has additionally gained approvals from the Michigan Board of Nursing and its professional accreditor over …

The Hancock police department is searching for a person in connection with graffiti tagged on Finlandia University’s campus. The Hancock police department was notified of a suspicious person on the Finlandia University campus who may have spray-painted several walls of Wargelin, and Nikander halls. One tagged wall shows an obscene …

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation recognizes the need for food assistance programs in the western upper peninsula. In the past, the foundation has worked with farmer’s markets, meals on Wheels programs, and feeding America to deliver mobile food pantries. But now the foundation wants to help others also close the …

This evening Hancock residents will provide public input on the city’s potential purchase of Finlandia University properties. The city of Hancock will hold a public hearing tonight to gauge the public’s interest in the city’s potential purchase of Mannerheim, Nikander, and Wargelin halls from the university. The three properties do …

As the temperatures drop, and more people stay indoors, flu season will typically spike during the year. The western Upper Peninsula health department says that for the most part flu season in the Upper Peninsula starts around November and ends as the region enters into spring. So far this year, …

A Kersarge man will face sentencing for Child sexual misconduct charges at the end of October. Peter Hallesy, 38 years old of Kersarge, has had his sentencing date adjourned until October 27th. Hallesy was arrested in July this year, alongside two other Houghton County men, in a sting operation led …