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Michigan’s 16 presidential electors followed the law yesterday afternoon, and cast their votes for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris. Threats of violence that obliged legislative leaders to close the capitol building and state offices to other activities did not materialize, with less than a dozen demonstrators outside. …

The U.P. Energy Task Force will meet online this morning. The Task Force submitted its recommendations on propane supply and pricing earlier this year, and is now in the process of developing recommendations for electrical power and other types of energy. Its final report is due March 31st, 2021. The …

There will be no change in the membership of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council next year. Unofficial results from Saturday’s election were released this morning. In the Baraga District, incumbent Doreen Blaker was the top finisher, with 270 votes. Incumbent R.D. Curtis was returned to office with 174 …

Huntington Bank is merging with another big financial institution. The Ohio-based holding company will combine with the Detroit-based TCF Financial in an all-stock merger reported to be worth $22 billion. The Huntington name will continue. The TCF identity will disappear. Huntington operates a branch in the former D&N Building in …

Minimum wage workers in Michigan will probably not get a raise next month. The base minimum wage was supposed to increase from $9.65 an hour to $9.87 an hour on January 1st. However, the law that mandates that also says that the increase will not take effect if the state’s …

A 46-year-old Lake Linden man was injured in a single car crash in Torch Lake Township Friday afternoon. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies say the man lost control on the Bootjack Road around 4:30. The car overturned. He was taken by ambulance to Aspirus Keweenaw. Neither his identity nor his condition …

An effort is underway to assist some local restaurants that are struggling because of the Pandemic Order restrictions. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau have organized the “Twelve Days of Christmas Cash Mob” promotion. Each day will feature a different business. Patrons on those …

Phase Three of the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter’s “Build a Bedroom” fundraiser is underway. The shelter is trying to raise $15,000 to help remodel the new building they’ll soon be moving into. The first two phases brought in nearly $6,000. The latest effort is a raffle for two Baskets of …

All state House and Senate offices will be closed today, as electors gather to cast their presidential votes. The Michigan electoral college ballots will be cast at 2:00 this afternoon, in the Senate chamber in the state capitol building. Other than that, the capitol will be off-limits to the public. …

U.S. Representative Jack Bergman and State Representative Greg Markkanen believe all our votes in the November election should be thrown out.  The two Republican lawmakers have gone on record supporting the lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the State of Texas, asking that election results in Michigan, Wisconsin, …