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Lake Superior may not yet have hit its high point for the summer. The latest projection from the Army Corps of Engineers anticipates Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario have peaked for the season, and have begun their typical seasonal declines. Lake Superior, however, is not expected to turn the …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for input on how state forest roads should be used. The DNR updates its online maps each spring, and conducts an ongoing process to designate which roads are open or closed to public use for both off-road and conventional vehicles. Decisions are …

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has handed out $1.7 million in grants to build charging stations for electric vehicles. None of the grants came to the Copper Country, and only one to the Upper Peninsula, for the City of Norway. Applicants can receive up to $70,000 …

What was expected to be an unopposed re-election bid for Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean in November has turned into a three-man race. McLean defeated challenger Steve Laux in the recent Republican primary. A write-in candidate in the Democratic primary, Ann Newcombe, will not be on the November ballot. She …

Sign-up is underway for the community scavenger hunt that will take the place of this year’s Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival. Organizers are looking for “Hide Teams.” Hide Teams will create clues to a particular country or cultural heritage and hiding places for those clues. The clues can be …

The increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the western Upper Peninsula continues, with the focus still on Wisconsin border communities. Since Monday, Gogebic County has added seven new cases, to bring its total to 122. Three more confirmed cases in Ontonagon County have increased its total to 17. Houghton County …

The Laurium Fire Department is getting more than a half-million dollars from the federal government. The $525,142 will be used to purchase equipment, and provide training. It comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.

The State of Michigan is down one drone, following an eagle attack recently. Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy officials say the drone was being used to survey erosion damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Escanaba when it was set upon by a bald eagle. The eagle needed …

As received from Aspirus Keweenaw: Aspirus proudly welcomes obstetrics/gynecologist Solomon Agbroko, MD to its women’s health team. He joins James Feeley, MD; Christiann Rosemurgy, CNM, WHNP-BC; and Cindy Beale, CNM, APNP in providing the highest levels of care for patients close to home. He is now welcoming patients at Aspirus …

The Portage Health Foundation has donated more than $3,500 to local farmers markets, in a targeted mini grant to help them stay safe and stay open. “We are committed to supporting local food access and proud of our area farmers markets for maintaining these critical food access points throughout the …