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THURSDAY, 9:30 AM – SEE UPDATED INFORMATION FROM UPPCO HERE. Power companies continue to struggle to restore electricity to some of the thousands who lost service during Wednesday’s winter storm. As of 5:00 Thursday morning, the Upper Peninsula Power Company had provided no recent updates about how many customers were …

Hancock will kick of the holiday season Friday evening with the annual Christmas walk. Activities begin at 5:00. At 6:00, Santa will board a fire truck at the Scott Building, and ride it to City Hall. He’ll light the Christmas tree, and then share gifts and candy with children. Kids …

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly will again provide free turkey dinners to seniors who would otherwise be alone on the holiday. Little Brothers’ Cathy Aten says it won’t be long before the smell of 70 turkeys will be filling the kitchen at Wadsworth Hall at …

NOTE: This story was posted at 7:20 a.m. on November 27th. It contains timely information which may be out of date if read later. Mother Nature has thrown a monkey wrench into a lot of Thanksgiving travel plans with an ill-timed storm. Most areas could see a foot or more …

The pre-Thanksgiving snowfall will not stop tomorrow’s Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk. Angela Luskin from UP Health System-Portage says it will force them off the regular trail, and onto a back-up route… There’s a silver lining in that, for those who might not want to do the full distance… The Turkey …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help to solve some recent thefts in the Calumet area. On November 2nd, a red 1970’s-era Suzuki moped was taken from a yard on Allouez Street in Florida Location. It has a square headlight, chrome handlebars, and black duck tape on …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has authorized $139,372.65 in distributions to local units of government in Baraga County. The money represents two percent of the slot machine revenues at the Baraga Casino over the past six months. The Baraga Area School District gets the largest grant, at a little over …

The City of Hancock has opened the application process for vacancies on the city Planning Commission and the Downtown Development Authority. The DDA term runs through January of 2021, and opened when Pete Wickley retired after 39 years. The Planning Commission term expires February 15th, 2021, and opened when Tony …

Efforts continue to give Baraga County residents more opportunities to recycle. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Environmental Response Specialist Serene Gauthier provided an update at the L’Anse Village Council meeting Monday night. Gauthier said the Tribe is proceeding with plans to offer motor oil recycling… The KBIC has also received a …

IncredibleBank has again signed on as Lead Dog Sponsor for the CopperDog 150. Formerly River Valley Bank, IncredibleBank has been the lead sponsor for all 11 years of the event, which brings mushers and their dog teams from across the United States and Canada to the Copper Country. The commitment …