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Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse is a step closer to getting new hockey boards. At last night’s village council meeting, trustees finalized their acceptance of a $255,855 bid from Becker Arena Products to install the new boards. Becker was the only company that applied. Much of the cost is being covered …

The Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency will host food distribution sites throughout the peninsula tomorrow. The local Community Action Agency serving Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties will host three food distribution sites in the Keweenaw peninsula tomorrow. Beginning at 9:45 am, for fifteen minutes the distribution site will give food boxes …

Verna Mize began her fight for Lake Superior in 1967. A native of Houghton and alum of Calumet High School, Mize has many ties to Lake Superior and the Keweenaw Peninsula. Today, after her passing in 2013, she’s still remembered with a memorial marker along the Portage Canal in Houghton. …

Hancock Central High School infrastructure projects continue work this week. The High school has announced that starting tomorrow crews will begin resurfacing the front parking lot. Until July 19th, starting tomorrow, the school will restrict parking to the back lot. There is no parking in front of the school at …

Lake Superior’s reputation for stormy waters lends the need for life-saving operations around coastal towns. With the advancement of new technology and longer ranges, the U.S. Coast Guard eventually abandoned several small stations. Such as the Life Saving Station in Eagle Harbor that served the Keweenaw Peninsula from 1915 to …

The U.S. Forest Serve and The Nature Conservancy partner to plant 51000 trees in the Ottawa National Forest. Last Friday the USFS at the Ottawa National Forest and The Nature Conservancy announced, with the help of contractors, the partnership has planted 51000 native conifer tree seedlings across 170 acres of …

Michigan State Police responded to a fatal car crash in Ely Township early Sunday morning. At 12:05 am on Sunday, MSP troopers were dispatched to the scene of a personal injury accident on County Road 482 near County Road CM. Upon arrival, troopers located a white Ford SUV engulfed in …

Karyn Juntunen joins the Copper Shores team of professional staff as the new Farm to School Coordinator. In her new role with Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, Juntunen will take charge of the Farm to School Program, which helps begin fresh farm-grown food for local school districts. The program was …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resource will close the boat launch at the Black River Lake in Gogebic County indefinitely. Earlier this week MDNR announced the black river lake boat access site will close indefinitely and advised the public to avoid the area due to soft soils exposed by water …

Northern Michigan University launches a new initiative to support teachers in developing writing skills and teaching practices. On Tuesday Northern Michigan University announced it has launched the Northern Shores Storytime Writing Project Site to support teachers developing writing and teaching skills, with the greater purpose of enhancing student achievement across …