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Lake Superior’s ecosystem gets a “good” grade in a new report compiled by the International Joint Commission, and released by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The analysis of all five Great Lakes is updated every three years.  Criteria include water and beach quality, fish health, environmental contamination, …

Chassell’s fire department rescued a pup after a fall down a cliff yesterday. At about 12:44pm, Chassell Volunteer Fire and Rescue were called to an residence on US-41 for a dog that had fallen over a cliff. Firefighters were able to descend to the dog’s location about 50 feet down …

This upcoming year much of the portage lake district library will receive a face lift inside their facility. A floor redesign of the space inside the library will afford  the library to add additional meeting rooms for programming, new paint and carpet, and most important a space designed for teen …

The Upper Peninsula’s unemployment rate bumped upward in November. Figures released yesterday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show the number of U.P. residents with jobs shrank by 1,900. That’s 1.5 percent of the peninsula’s current workforce. That pushed the unemployment rate to 4.9 percent. That’s six-tenths …

A Macomb County woman was killed Tuesday night in a snowmobile crash north of Newberry. Luce County sheriff’s deputies say the 55-year-old Chesterfield woman was trying to cross M-123 when she pulled into the lane of a northbound vehicle that was not able to avoid her. The crash threw the …

A new competitive art scholarship has been established at Finlandia University. The Elsa Brule Scholarship will award $2,000 to one incoming freshman or transfer student majoring in Art Therapy or Graphic Design. The scholarship can be renewed for up to four years at Finlandia by maintaining a grade point average …

Teens with a talent for painting drawing or any other form of art each year earn the chance to spend a week on the sunny summer shores of Isle Royale. Every year the Teen Artist Exploration program invites two teens to the national park to backpack, canoe, and capture the …

With the most recent winter storm has finished up, and safety while traveling in the Upper Peninsula is at the forefront of many minds. Michigan State Police troopers experience the same white out conditions on the roads as other drivers, and are always willing to lend a helping hand to …

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Grand Rapids: GRAND RAPIDS – Barry Croft Jr., 47, of Bear, Delaware, was sentenced today to 235 month (19 years 7 months) in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, conspiracy to use weapons of …

The federal government has reauthorized funding for the new lock under construction at Sault Ste. Marie. The $3.2 billion allowance is contained in the Water Resources Development Act, which was signed by President Biden Friday.  The original allocation for construction of the lock was set at $922 million in 2018. …