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Last year’s community wide picnic was so much fun, Copper Shores Community Health Foundation plans to return with the event. But this year, the picnic will move to L’Anse at the waterfront park. The community picnic brings together families and the community for a day of fun and relaxation. While …

New rules and fees for parking may be coming to Houghton. At tonight’s council meeting the city will consider approving updates to the parking ordinance and fee schedule. The fee schedule will include updates to 24 hour parking permits, with overnight options for 6 months, the school year, and a …

Houghton’s planning commission will encourage the city council to go after a municipal buildings grant, focusing on improvements to Dee Stadium. City Manager Eric Waara plans to submit a grant application with the Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity department for the Community Center Grant program. Next month the planning commission …

As received from the Adams Township Public Works Department: Due to a drop in pressure in the Adams Township water supply (Atlantic Mine only), bacterialcontamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful andare common throughout our environment. Corrective measures are currently being undertakento correct the …

A federal bill that would compensate the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for land illegally taken from it a century ago has advanced in the United States Senate. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023 was passed without discussion last week by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, as part …

Hancock’s master plan analysis with Progressive Engineers and Architects is nearly finished. Last night the planning commission met with officials from Progressive Engineers and architects to review their findings so far from the April and May master plan public input sessions. James Killborn, an associate planner with the urban planning …

The Village of L’Anse has officially recognized a section of ORV trail that has been frequently used for some time. The stretch runs along US-41, from east of the Hilltop Restaurant to the west edge of the village limits, with a spur down the old rail grade to the bridge …

Two proposed western Upper Peninsula copper mines have moved a step closer to reality. Highland Copper company has sold two-thirds interest in its White Pine North project to Kinterra Copper USA for $30 million cash. Highland officials say they’ll be able to use that money to push forward their Copperwood …

Three Houghton County men face child sex charges, following an investigation led by local sheriff’s departments. In a media release Monday afternoon, Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saarinen identified the three as: • 38-year-old Peter Hallesy, of Kearsarge, • 47-year-old Juan Marin, of Hancock, and • 36-year-old Trenton Kyllonen, of Lake …

Throughout the year, but especially during the summer, hospitals supply of blood tends to run low. Right now the Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center says that there is a critical need for blood donations throughout the U-P. The regional blood center helps supply blood for transfusions to 13 local hospitals …