Join The Vertin Gallery for a magical traditional holiday week-end as Santa arrives this Friday in Historic downtown Calumet. He will be taking your wishlist Friday from 5-7 Friday and 11-1 Saturday at the Vertin Family Art and Reading Nook. Enjoys sleigh rides provided by Main Street Calumet and shopping …
Read More »"One Buck" Group Calling For Changes To Two-Buck Tag System
A Facebook group that’s aiming to change the number of bucks Michigan hunters can harvest each year is starting to gain some traction. Kyle Yoder created the group, ‘One Buck Tag For Michigan’. Yoder is a lifelong hunter who hunts in both Northern Michigan and Upper Michigan. He says that …
Read More »Joachim Resigns From Houghton City Council, Pickup Trucks To Be Purchased & Beware Of Snow Shovel Scam
There’s an open seat on the Houghton City Council. A letter of resignation from former City Council member Gernot Joachim to the council was read at their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. Joachim called his decade of service to the city an honor and a privilege. Now pursuing a career …
Read More »Public Hearing To Discuss Garbage Ordinance In Laurium
Changes could be coming to how garbage is collected in the Village of Laurium. A proposed change to the Village ordinance would require all residents and businesses to purchase and use Village approved containers for garbage disposal. A public hearing will be held at the open council meeting on December …
Read More »MI Planned Parentood Reacts
A Planned Parenthood official in Michigan is not satisfied with the pro-life reaction to deadly shootings at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. Pro-life groups have condemned the killings, but Lori Carpentier of Planned Parenthood in Michigan says words matter and some of the things pro-life groups have said about …
Read More »MI Congressman Contines To Hit Nuke Dump Plan
A U.S. Congressman from Michigan continues to vehemently oppose effort by Canada to build a nuclear waste storage facility near Lake Huron. Canadian officials have delayed a plan by 90-days to build a nuclear waste storage facility in Ontario, less than a mile from Lake Huron. But Democrat Dan Kildee …
Read More »Bill Protecting Digital Assets Clears House
A measure that aims to spell out what happens to the photos you store online and your Facebook and Twitter accounts when you die has passed the Michigan House. The bill, sponsored by State Representative Anthony Forlini is designed to protect digital assets. He says, with more and more people …
Read More »Kivela To Return To Lansing Next Week
State Representative John Kivela hopes to return to Lansing sometime next week after suffering what he described as major internal blood loss this week. Kivela, who was arrested last month for having a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, hasn’t been at the Capitol since. To date …
Read More »Election Law Bills Could Be On Fast-Track
Two bills revamping election laws in Michigan could be on the fast-track to approval. One bill, which would allow people to vote absentee without giving a reason, passed out of a committee Wednesday even though it wasn’t on the agenda. And a measure to eliminate straight-ticket voting is on the …
Read More »Stop the Roar of Hunger Fundraiser Gets Off To A Good Start
Hunger is a continuing problem in the Copper Country. Stop the Roar of Hunger is a new initiative from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to raise awareness and funds to help fight this problem. Recent statistics show that the need cannot be understated. PHF Fund Development Assistant Chelsea Goodreau said, …
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