Because of the delayed onset of legitimate spring weather, the Village of Lake Linden has postponed its seasonal leaves and brush cleanup. The pickup set for this coming Monday has been canceled. The new dates are Monday, May 9th, and Monday, May 23rd.
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The Lake Linden Farmers Market is moving to a new day this summer. Instead of Saturdays, the Market will take place each Friday evening from 4:00 until 7:00, beginning July 8th, and running through September 30th, at the Lake Linden Park. The Market features locally grown produce and prepared foods, …
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Do it for Daniel is a movement that grew from tragedy. The story of the Ishpeming Hematites and their courageous 2012 season, that followed the loss of their star quarterback and their coach’s son, Daniel Olson, is one of overcoming loss and remembering the best qualities in a person. Today …
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Lansing Climate Reality chapter and Line 5 activists will join MTU alumni, Gary Street tomorrow to talk the Enbridge pipeline, and its impacts on life in Michigan. The forum will start at 6 pm, and is scheduled for about an hour. The group will also discuss line 5’s history, and …
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More work is scheduled for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge tonight. Starting at 10 pm and until 5:15 am crews will shut down the both inside lanes. A series of 10 minute shut downs will start after 10 pm, and there will be one to two 25 minute shut downs …
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Diana Lewitzke Laurium is again looking for a new village manager. After just four months on the job, Diana Lewitzke resigned on Monday. Lewitzke was Laurium’s first manager. The village had upgraded the position following the retirement of longtime village administrator Ed Vertin. She had no previous governmental experience, but …
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Rehab work continues on a building in downtown Calumet. At last night’s meeting, the village council approved a conditional use permit for 201 5th Street. That’s the building at the northwest corner of the Portland Street intersection. The developer told council members that retail space has been leased in the …
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is getting some federal money to help identify pollution problems on the L’Anse reservation. The $75,000 award comes from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Small Grants program. It will help the Tribe identify polluted areas, and assess the risk they pose. The EPA notes …
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The ballot for Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial nomination in the August primary will be a crowded one. Ten GOP contenders filed signatures before the deadline yesterday afternoon. The highest-profile hopefuls include former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, self-titled “quality guru” Perry Johnson, Oakland County businessman Kevin Rinke, Kalamazoo chiropractor Garrett Soldano …
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For 50 years the Keweenaw symphony orchestra has brought beautiful music to the Copper Country. The group of ever changing MTU students and musical residents is the oldest orchestra in the Upper Peninsula and is one of five in the upper great lakes. This weekend the symphony will be heard …
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