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Two school districts in the Copper Country will get the renovations they need. Bond Proposals for both the Stanton Township Public Schools and the Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District passed yesterday. The E.B Holman School in Stanton Township will be able to get some major upgrades and an expansion of …

A measure to protect EMTs and paramedics from getting sued if they provide emergency medical care while off duty has cleared a House committee. Right now only doctors and nurses have those protections. Providing care during an emergency, like a car accident, or at a sporting event would be okay …

The governor has signed into law legislation designed to help catch suspects who injure or kill a police officer. The measure would create a Blue Alert System, which, bill sponsor, Senator Tonya Schuitmaker says would work much like the Amber Alert to inform the public about suspects involved in an …

A Michigan House committee is considering a package of bills to regulate where people can fly drones. The legislation would make it illegal to fly them near a prison, an electrical worker, firefighter or police officer. Brian Sadek, with the Wayne County Airport Authority, thinks airports should be included too. …

While road funding dominated discussion in the Michigan House and Senate Tuesday another big issue was lingering in the periphery – energy reform. A pair of bills are due for a vote in a House committee this morning. The legislation was first introduced in the spring and will likely undergo …

Former State Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat have lost their bids to win their respective House seats back in a special primary election Tuesday night. Mary Whiteford took the Republican nomination from the field of eight vying for Gamrat’s seat. Gary Howell took the GOP nomination in Courser’s former …

After months, if not years, if not decades of political wrangling lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate have approved a $1.2 billion road funding plan, sending it to the governor. The House narrowly approved the plan late Tuesday night with almost entirely Republican votes. The Senate approved the bills …

A leaky roof, a troublesome heating system and buses that continually break down—these are all problems being faced by the Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District. Voters are being asked to support a $4.49 million dollar bond proposal to fix these and other issues. Ewen-Trout Creek Schools Superintendent Alan Tulppo said, …

The Michigan State Police Calumet Post has been receiving a high volume of calls regarding telephone calls supposedly from the IRS. Residents report that callers claiming to be from the IRS are leaving messages or instructing people to contact them regarding unpaid tax bills. Many of these calls are urgent …

[Ontonagon, Mich.] – On October 1, more than 20 Ontonagon residents met at the Community Action Building to discuss the future of the village’s waterfront. The Ontonagon community is now invited to the next phase of the case study. From November 5 to 7, the village and project team will …