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As 2015 closes out, some are already to looking ahead to the summer of 2016 and the Houghton County Fair. At this month’s regular meeting of the Fair Board, board elections were held and new entertainment was selected for next year’s fair. 2015’s attendance was estimated at 24,842 with 184 youth …

Thirty-four players won jackpots of more than a million dollars in Michigan during 2015. The Michigan Lottery reports that the largest prize went to Julie Leach of Three Rivers, who scored a $310-million Powerball jackpot. The second largest went to an Otsego County man, who won a $13-million jackpot in …

It appears that there will be fewer deaths on the job in Michigan this year, compared to 2014. State officials report that 29 people have died on the job in 2015, entering the final day in the calendar year. Thirty-seven workers died in 2014. The most recent death involved a …

The governor has tapped Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Keith Creagh to oversee the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as it goes through a leadership transition. The move follows Tuesday’s resignation of Dan Wyant as head of the DEQ, following a report by the state auditor general that suggests …

The Department of Natural Resources says they have found a suspected case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer in Clinton County. DNR spokesman Chad Stewart says, if confirmed, the deer in Watertown Charter Township would be the 5th case of CWD in Michigan. Earlier this month, the DNR …

“Problematic,” “price point,” “secret sauce” and “walk it back” are just some of the words and phrases which made the 2015 list of words that should be banished from the American lexicon, according to the latest Banished Words List from Lake Superior State University. In its 41st year, the list …

More kids are riding in car safety seats and booster seats, according to a new survey by Wayne State University. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning released the report that shows booster seat use for 4-to-7-year-olds is at 49.7 percent. That’s up from 42.4 percent in 2013. Child safety …

The Copper Country is blend of ethnic cultures as a result of its mining history and the draw for immigrants to come here and work. One of those groups, the Cornish, brought us perhaps the region’s most iconic foods–the Pasty. A local group called the Keweenaw Kernewek celebrates and tries …

Hancock, Michigan—The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Keweenaw Community Foundation completed its Bedtime Story Drive for local youth. YAC encouraged the community to donate new and gently used books and new pajamas for children ages 5-17. “The Bedtime Story Drive is entirely youth-driven by our enthusiastic members in YAC,” …

Unemployment appears to be on the rise in the Upper Peninsula. Statewide, seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in November declined slightly over the month in most of the state’s 17 major labor market areas, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels rose …