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In a rare appearance, some residents caught a glimpse of the northern lights last night night. The Keweenaw Trails Report page re-posted several facebook posts from the local area, showing photos of the Aurora Borealis as far north as Copper Harbor. One commenter even posted a photo from Alpena, in …

The Feeding American Mobile Food Pantry is set to return to Ontonagon very soon. The Portage Health Foundation plans to bring Feeding America West Michigan to the Ontonagon Fire Hall next week on  Thursday March 9th. The foundation hopes to bring the mobile food pantry back to the area at …

The Hancock Planning Commission has a couple of major items on its plate this evening. They’ll consider approving the city’s five-year capital improvement plan, and endorsing the proposed Solar and Wind Energy Ordinance. The energy ordinance would be forwarded to the city council for final consideration and improvement. The meeting …

The Western Upper Peninsula Board of Health will hold a public hearing on the new regional health code tonight. The hearing will begin at 5:30, and will be followed by the board’s regular monthly meeting at 6:00. To accommodate an anticipated larger-than-usual crowd, tonight’s meeting has been relocated to the …

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain welcomes a new director today. John Shealey will take over from acting director Christine Kleckner. Shealey served eight years in the U.S. Army, and has 20 years of healthcare experience in the VA and private sector. He was most recently …

A Genesee County woman was injured Saturday in a snowmobile crash in Marquette County’s Sands Township. Marquette County Sheriff’s deputies received the call around 4:40 Saturday afternoon, and responded to Trail 8, just west of County Road NC. Officials say the woman misjudged an intersection, hit a snowbank, and was …

One of the five Michigan State University students injured in a mass shooting at the University February 13th has been released from the hospital. Troy Forbush revealed his identity on his Facebook account yesterday, writing “I took a bullet to my chest, had a brush with death, and almost didn’t …

Two people have been arrested for three counts of selling methamphetamine in Houghton County. On Tuesday UPSET West concluded a six month investigation into Michael Statler and Arleen Statler of Atlantic Mine. Detectives have made multiple drug purchases from the Statler’s home in Atlantic Mine, during the course of their …

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Tonight the Up-Cycled Fashion shows off 30 local fashion designers will put their skills to the test. And will create new original designs out of up-cycled fabrics or other materials. The show’s theme this year is Indigo Mood, and will have the designers …

One Year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. And as the world’s eyes turned toward Kiev last February, some Upper Peninsula residents quickly formed a group to support Ukraine and their citizens. Yoopers for Ukraine organizer, Nadija Packauskas, says that a year later the status on the ground in Ukraine is resistance. …