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The Department of Natural Resources has announced it is accepting applications for wildlife habitat improvement grants for 2015. They’re due August 12. Minimum grants are $15,000 and there is about $1 million total available for the cycle. For an application, click here.

According to a new study, even though childhood obesity continues to be a problem, more adults say kids are getting more opportunities to be active. The survey from the University of Michigan found, in 2013, 61-percent of adults reported “lots of opportunity” for young children to get physical activity. That’s …

Deposits in the area known as White Pine North seem to contain copper in similar amounts to that produced by the old White Pine Mine. During its four decades of operation, material removed from the former White Pine operation averaged 1.14 percent copper. Nine test holes drilled this spring by …

The Village of L’Anse is about to get smoother. The State of Michigan is sending 675-thousand dollars to help repave the Broad Street/Main Street corridor. Village Manager Bob LaFave says the top layers of old pavement will be removed… and new pavement laid… from the intersection of US-41 and Broad …

Most highway construction projects in Michigan have shut down for the long weekend, to allow for easier traveling. M-26 between Hancock and Dollar Bay will have a lane open in each direction on a temporary roadway. If you’re heading west, eastbound US-2 in Ironwood and Hurley will remain closed. A …

Baraga Lumberjack Days is underway. Last night, Grand Marshals Phyllis Maki and Lola Gerard were honored at the opening ceremony. Both have been involved with the Lumberjack Days committee as volunteers for nearly four decades. 11 young ladies competed to be named this year’s Lumberjack Queen. The winner is Sonja …

As we celebrate the theoretical midpoint of summer, the State of Michigan is already looking forward to Christmas. The search is underway for this year’s official state Christmas tree. To be eligible, the tree must be a spruce or a fir… at least 65 feet high, with a maximum crown …

Three Marquette County residents were arraigned yesterday on charges they were running a meth lab in a home in Ishpeming. 46-year-old Robert Kangas, Jr., of Marquette… 32-year-old Candice Bonner of Ishpeming… and 18-year-old Taylor Trezona, of Big Bay are being held in jail on $100,000 bonds. Ishpeming police say they …

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is taking steps to protect our state’s fir trees from an invasive bug. The Balsam woolly adelgid is a sap-feeding insect that attacks fir trees, including balsam fir and Fraser fir. The tiny insects work their way into the tree through cracks …

Even though Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency offices will be closed today, you can still recertify your unemployment claim. Both the MARVIN phone system and the Michigan Web Account Manager website are functioning. Because of the holiday, there may be a one or two day delay before the benefits are either …