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The Village of Calumet is conducting the second round of its hiring process as it looks for a new manager this week. Stang Decision Systems pulled together nine candidates, winnowing it down to four for Zoom interviews that began on Tuesday. Stang’s Jody Johnson moderated the sessions for two candidates …

Dillon Geshel says that if you had asked him a couple months ago, he would have told you he planned to be at the Portage Lake District Library forever. Instead, the one-time page and fixture of the organization is helping to plan a transition of leadership, as he prepares to …

Few Upper Peninsula cities can say they grew last decade, and even fewer can say the rate was a healthy eight percent. Houghton Manager Eric Waara says he is pleased about the results released by the Census Bureau earlier this month. County and municipal officials put together a great game …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is threatening to pull federal funding from long-term care facilities if all employees are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Canal View – Houghton County is a fairly representative organization for the area at large, and Administrator Kim Salmi says their rate is …

Members of the Houghton Master Plan subcommittee held their most recent meeting Monday afternoon, with developers and Michigan Tech officials on hand. The primary subject of discussion was parking, and the potential effects of R-4 zoning on the shortfall. A small sliver of Houghton is designated R-4, about two blocks …

In a brief meeting last evening, the L’Anse Village Council approved the initial payments to contractors for the recent L’Anse Avenue and Baraga Avenue paving projects. Village manager Bob LaFave reported that the jobs are basically complete. The cost for the two projects came to within about a thousand dollars …

A dispute over the water system snowballed into a slew of resignations for the Village of Copper City this weekend. All administrative positions have quit. Former president Rick Kasprzak says that when he came on board last year, there were 12 customers behind on payments and it was putting a …

It was another successful summer for the Skills for Adult Independent Living, or SAIL, program. The goal is to allow adult age students, 17 to 26 years old, learn how to develop their cognitive abilities to be aware and safe in different roles in the community, through work training. Program …

For the next four years, Trails Fest in Copper Harbor has a new title sponsor. Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, which already offers Trek bike rentals as part of its outdoor activity portfolio to guests, will be involved with the event. The Lodge says it is a perfect match. “The Trails Fest …

The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts is even more excited than normal for school to be back in session. A full schedule is on tap, including over 70 shows. Director Mary Jennings says some of the slate is an attempt to bring in what COVID-19 shut down. The first …