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Gogebic Community College receives a grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. GCC has been named one of the annual recipients of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant award. Grant awards range between 50,000 and one million dollars over …

KISMA and Keweenaw WildOnes Barberry trade-up day moves south to L’Anse later this week. On Thursday residents around the L’Anse and Baraga area can dig up old barberry bushes in their yards. Stop by the DPW garage, drop off the barberry, and receive a 10-dollar gift certificate for a local …

The first step to participating in local functions starts today. Submitting your vote to the ballot box. But there are more ways to get involved with how the community operates. Such as earning a seat on a city council. The city of Hancock will have five seats open on the …

 As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Rachel Marie Keranen, age 89, of Baraga, Michigan passed away with family by her side, on Monday, July 29th, 2024 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Oskar Michigan on June 18, 1935 to John & Lydia (Rintamaki) Knuuttila. Rachel moved …

Voluntary blood donations save lives. Alhough blood supplies are always in need, rural regions often struggle to fill the needs of the community. The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center regularly sets up donation sites throughout the region all year round. Tomorrow the UPRBC will host an annual blood drive at …

Michigan DNR approves 2.6 million dollars in grant funds supporting recreational boating experiences around the Northern Lower and Upper peninsulas. Last week the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that 2.6 million dollars were awarded to 10 projects around the northern regions of the state as a part of the …

There’s less than one month until kids start cracking open the books again. Local public schools will open their doors for the first day of the new year on September 3rd. Ahead of that though students, and parents, will have a lot to prepare. Fall sports will begin soon, and …

August election day starts tomorrow. Many will fill the poles to cast ballots in the presidential primary election. However, there are several measures affecting day-to-day life at the local level. The Portage Lake District Library will seek a millage reestablishment in the city of Houghton and from Portage Township. The …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announces new charges have been filed against multiple defendants accused in a money laundering and sextortion scheme. On Friday the FBI, with the District Court of Western Michigan Attorney Mark Totten, announced multiple new defendants have been charged in a sextortion case that led to …

The Ontonagon Conservation District calls on people interested in taking a leadership role with the group. The Ontonagon Conservation District will seek persons interested in serving the conservation district’s Board of Directors. The Ontonagon Conservation District works to provide protection, restoration, and conservation of natural resources within Ontonagon County. The …