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If you’re paid the minimum wage, you’re likely getting a pay increase next Monday. It follows recent action by the Michigan Legislature, and the Governor. The state’s minimum wage will increase from the current $7.40 per hour to $8.15 per hour on September First. The state’s minimum wage was last …

The White Pine power plant and copper refining facility have been sold. Prairie Plant Systems of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan finalized terms of the purchase of the Traxys Power Group on Monday. Prairie Plant’s purchase also includes Upper Peninsula Power Marketing, which buys and sells energy across the electrical grid. The new …

Highland Copper thinks it may be able to pull more than 100-million tons of copper out of an area it’s been exploring in Keweenaw County. The 543-S project is located west of Gratiot Lake. An Initial Resource Estimate released yesterday shows a potential yield of 109-million tons of copper, and …

Many Copper Country residents are aware that there is an energy issue in Houghton County and a special meeting is being held today to help educate the community on what they can do to save energy. The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team will be meeting with local members of the community …

Opponents of a wolf hunt in Michigan will be at the Capitol in Lansing Wednesday to urge lawmakers to vote ‘no’ on a citizen’s initiative that effectively would allow a wolf hunt in Michigan to continue. The group “Keep Michigan Wolves Protected” want state House members to vote no on …

A woman is dead and a man is facing charges after a motorcycle accident in Gwinn early Saturday morning. The Forsyth Township Police Department said the accident happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday near The Happy Hour Bar. Police say the operator of the motorcycle, William Toyra Jr. was allegedly …

A Wisconsin man is recovering from injuries after a weekend logging accident in Ironwood Township. The Goegbic County Sheriff’s Department says it happened at about 11 a.m. Central time Sunday. 24-year-old Kory Ofstad of Saxon, Wisconsin was working near the intersection of Lake Road and Upper Powers Road when a …

Michigan educators are being trained this month on the use of epinephrine injectors to treat students suffering from severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. Lawmakers earlier this year voted to require all public schools to have two of the EpiPens and two staff members able to administer the dosage starting …

Mackinac Bridge lovers will have a chance to win a special tour of the bridge. MDOT is holding its third annual “Tell Us Your Story” promotion by asking the public to share their Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk experiences on social media. One person will be chosen at random and …

Although the sun peeked in and out throughout the entire weekend, many are calling this year’s Houghton County Fair a success. Final numbers won’t be available until later today, but according to fair officials, as of Saturday night, attendance was 5 to 10% lower than it has been on average …