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Golfing fundraisers and beautiful Keweenaw summers go hand in hand like no other. Coming up in just a few weeks, is the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s largest fundraiser, that helps support the chamber’s many community activates and business after hours events, and storefront ribbon cuttings. Today is the deadline for …

Hancock will follow up the elevation of Kurt Rickard to Mayor and Lisa McKenzie as Mayor Pro Tem at Monday’s special meeting. By filling the council’s vacancy during tonight’s regular meeting. The council will select between six candidates, three of whom have previously run for a position on the council, …

Hancock’s school board has called for a special meeting to take place this evening, August 16th, to select two new members of the board of education. The board will seek to fill vacancies recently left by the departure of former board president Dale Kero, and trustee Steve Koskela. The Hancock …

Copper Island Academy has taken the next step toward expanding its campus near the Houghton County Airport. At last night’s Houghton County commission meeting the board approved a land sale agreement and resolution to sell parcel a of lot 21 at the Houghton county air park to the copper island …

Keweenaw Brewfest returns to the Portage Canal this weekend to celebrate summer, and the Upper Peninsula’s vast history brewing beer. Taking a look back at the region’s breweries, many still in existence will attend the festival on Saturday. But one that will not be attendance is Bosch Brewery. Founded in …

Kurt Rickard will be the city of Hancock’s newest Mayor. At last night’s special meeting, the city council voted to elevate councilor Rickard to the position of Mayor, from his role as Mayor Pro-tem. Councilor Lisa McKenzie will step into the pro-tem role on the council. Additionally the council introduced …

The Baraga County Sheriff’s Department is embarking on a pilot program that could help deputies deal with subjects that are experiencing mental and emotional crisis. At Monday night’s county commission meeting, Sheriff Joe Brogan explained that a pilot program will enable officials to engage with a trained psychiatrist immediately, while …

Has the aging Baraga County Courthouse outlived its usefulness? That question spurred considerable discussion at Monday night’s Baraga County Board of Commissioners meeting. It was posed by commissioner Bill Menge… The doggone thing is falling down around our ears. We’ve got a wall falling down over here. The basement needs …

Volunteer firefighters in L’Anse will receive their first increase in compensation in more than 20 years. At last night’s meeting, the village council approved boosting the hourly rate for time spent onsite from $15 to $20 dollars per hour. The monthly stipend for the fire chief will rise from $400 …

While meeting with regional stakeholders and domestic violence advocates at the Copper Country Mental Health Institute last Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, discussed the soon to be available Address Confidentiality Program Act. The act was passed in December 2020, and aims to protect domestic violence victims, and children impacted …