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Hancock Planning Commission Preview: Spring cleanups, and Finlandia Property

The Hancock Planning Commission meeting tonight will provide updates on the Spring Cleanup, the scrap tire event, the Pitch In for Parks cleanup event, and on Finlandia property. It is unknown at this point if there are any updates yet in the clarification as to what the Finlandia property constitutes, …

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Silver River Bridge Closed Due to Failure of Retaining Wall

The M-26 at Silver River Bridge between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor closed on Saturday due to a collapse of the retaining wall.  Traffic will be detoured via a posted rout on US-41.  The closure is expected to last about 10 weeks.  The bridge has had single lane traffic since …

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Team Michigan Seniors Win NIT Title – Monday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Youth Hockey The Team Michigan Seniors won the National Invitational High School Hockey Tournament in Minnesota yesterday, defeating North Dakota 5-2 in the title match. Team Michigan was led by three Houghton High School standouts – Gab Carlson had two goals …

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Governor Whitmer Adds Six Counties to Flooding State of Emergency in the Upper Peninsula

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has added six Upper Peninsula counties to the flooding state of emergency. Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties have also experienced rapid snowmelt, causing flooding in some areas. Impacted counties have experienced severe serious damage caused by widespread flooding; including overwhelmed sewer and storm water …

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Two Student Teams From Michigan Tech Presenting Startups at CMU Today

Student teams from Michigan Tech have made it through the qualifying rounds for the New Venture Challenge hosted by Central Michigan University. The competition is for independent student ventures with companies in the start-up ideation, early growth, or seed stages. The companies ideally have a positive impact on the business …

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Start of Summer Baraga Spring Fling

The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative and Family Coalition will host a family friendly fun event to help their work on improving early childhood outcomes in the Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties. The Baraga County Spring Fling is a resource fair that will bring over a dozen local community organizations …

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Start Planning for the Back 9 Endurance Run

The Back 9 Endurance Run applications are open, and those who are interested are encouraged to apply and begin training.  Held for the third year in a row, the event will be held at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. Either participate as a team of 2 or 4, or by yourself.  …

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Annual Sisu Shuffle Held Tomorrow

The Sisu shuffle kicks off the rest of the spring and summer running events. “So the Sisu Shuffle is traditionally the first running/walking event to kick off spring and summer, and yes, historically, we’ve had some great years, where it’s 60 and sunny and beautiful, and we can use the …

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Wildlife are Becoming More Active as Spring Moves into the Upper Peninsula

Animals across the Upper Peninsula are becoming much more active this time of the year. From the black bears coming out of hibernation, and some of the water fowl and other birds returning. This time of the year has the most interactions between wild animals and humans, because animals are …

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Recycle E-Waste Tomorrow at Koppers

It is not uncommon to struggle to find a way to recycle your electrical appliances.  The Koppers Hubbell Plant will host an E-waste recycling event on Earth Day, Saturday April 22. This means that anything with an electrical component that doesn’t work any more can be dropped off at the …

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