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Registration for the summer reading program at the Portage Lake District Library should be a quackin’ good time. It starts Thursday, hosted by the Hancock Public Library at the farmer’s market. Books of a Feather is the name of the event fitting in nicely with this year’s theme, Tails and …

Downtown Hancock will be bustling Thursday and Friday as the summer calendar hits full stride. The Farmers Market and Hancock Tori fill up Quincy Green weekly from June 17th until September 30th. Vendors will be selling their wares and fresh produce from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Friday marks the return …

COVID-19 has changed the plans of the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and Keweenaw Land Trust. Initially envisioned as a collaboration for last year, Joan Chadde says that instead, a series of minigrants have been awarded to several area schools and organizations. Eleven groups received $75 each …

Wednesday night marked the final budget work session for the City of Hancock. Infrastructure and the capital improvement plan had been tackled the week before, leaving the city’s pension plan as the last major topic to address, says Manager Mary Babcock. And the only thing that was really discussed in …

A Cleveland Clinic study released Wednesday contained great news. For those who have had COVID-19 and recovered, they are not getting sick from it again. The reinfection rate is very low, in line with that from the various vaccines being offered. Marquette County Public Health Medical Officer Dr. Robert Lorinser …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has hired a new Chief Executive Officer. A release from Tribal Council President Chris Swartz confirms that Brigitte LaPointe-Dunham has accepted the position. LaPointe-Dunham is wrapping up her tenure as Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Upper Peninsula Health Plan in Marquette. LaPointe-Dunham has confirmed …

A bill sponsored by State Senator Ed McBroom is heading to the House for consideration. It would change the composition of the Wolf Management Advisory Council to only Upper Peninsula residents. McBroom says that the people tackling the issue should be those dealing with it, and wolves have no footprint …

The Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsmen’s Association is hosting the 47th annual Rice Lake Fishing Derby this Sunday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Due to COVID there will be no raffles or concessions this year, but the rest of the event is set to go on as normal. That includes the …

At 3:24 PM Thursday afternoon the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office was called out to a single-vehicle accident on Tapiola Road near Donken Road. Two men were in the car, a 67-year-old from Pelkie and a 35-year-old from Nisula. The older man was taken to Baraga County Memorial Hospital by Bay …

Black Ice Comics has moved from under the parking deck to Sheldon Avenue and it is utilizing a larger store to expand its services. In addition to superhero fare and manga, traditional books are for sale. Nonfiction, fiction, all genres are available says owner Shana Porteen. And soon there will …