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The first of this year’s Heikinpäivä events will take place tomorrow. The January Nordic Film Series feature is Sirkka: Past and Present. The new film details the life of 99-year-old Sirkka Tuomi Holm, a life-long activist and longtime contributor to the locally-produced Finnish-American Reporter. David Maki from the Reporter says …

A woman was injured yesterday in a two-car crash near Dollar Bay. State police troopers from the Calumet pot tell us 21-year-old Cortney Vannorman was southbound on M-26 near Coal Dock Road around 1:30 in the afternoon. As she slowed to turn into a driveway, she was rear-ended by a …

Warren “Chris” Swartz will continue to lead the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for another year. Swartz was elected president of the Tribal Council at its organizational meeting Saturday. Gary Loonsfoot will serve as vice president, Kim Klopstein as secretary, Toni Minton as assistant secretary, and Doreen Blaker as treasurer. Robert …

Work is underway to dredge the latest stamp sand deposits out of Grand Traverse Bay, south of Gay… John Pepin of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says they’re basically re-doing work that was done last summer, after fall storms pushed more of the old mine waste into the channel, …

On the heels of a tragic week on the trails, state officials are reminding snowmobile drivers to follow some basic safety rules. The Department of Natural Resources’ “Ride Right” initiative was introduced last winter. It encourages drivers to… – Ride within your limits. – Keep your machine maintained. – Ride sober and …

We are critically short of several blood types in the Upper Peninsula. The U.P. Regional Blood Center has issued a call for O negative, A negative, and B positive blood. You can donate at the Blood Center’s office in the Quincy Centre in Hancock. Call 483-1392 to set an appointment. …

We still have a lot of winter to get through, but organizers of the 2020 Bridgefest Celebration are already well into the planning stages. Bridgefest is now run by the Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, which just unveiled a new website for the popular summer festival. Tara Arens of the …

The Calumet woman who was arrested on drug charges Friday has been identified. 57-year-old Charlissa Janeski was arraigned yesterday in 97th District Court on one count of delivery or manufacturing of methamphetamine, and one count of delivery or manufacturing a controlled substance. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team …

Applications are being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique wilderness setting of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.  Each year a number of artists are selected for residencies lasting a minimum of two …

A public forum on a potential nickname change for the Marquette High School sports teams drew 60 speakers, and lasted three hours last night. The Redmen and Redettes names were inspired in the early 20th century by the crimson sweater worn by a district superintendent who had graduated from Yale …