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A Hannahville man has drowned in Lake Michigan. Escanaba Public Safety officers pulled the body of 55-year-old Anthony McCullough out of the water just east of the Harbor Master building yesterday afternoon around 1:30. Officials say there’s no evidence of foul play, but they’re still trying to figure out how …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Alyce Tossava Thorpe, 95 residing at home in Calumet, passed on Friday Nov. 15th. Alyce was born in Toledo, Ohio the end of Feb. 1924, daughter of Emil and Miriam (Hammary) Tossava. Her family moved several times between Ohio and Detroit, …

The City of Hancock has gone on record supporting an effort to repeal a state law that prevents local communities from banning plastic grocery bags. The Michigan law was passed in late 2016, in response to a movement by cities across the country to ban items that aren’t biodegradable. That …

Forty-three Michigan counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of bad farming weather this year. The designation came this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most of the counties are downstate, but Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette and Schoolcraft Counties in the Upper Peninsula made the list. Michigan agriculture …

Sixth and seventh graders from schools across the Copper Country got some hands-on STEM experience yesterday, as the first Copper Country Science and Engineering Festival was held at Hancock High School. The Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers brought an engaging array of displays and activities to inspire the kids’ interest in …

Hancock’s city leadership will remain intact next year. At last night’s meeting, the city council unanimously voted for Paul LaBine to continue as mayor, with Will Lytle as mayor pro tem. One long-time civic leader is stepping down, though. Pete Wickley will retire from the Downtown Development Authority after 39 …

The vast majority of people who filled out Hancock’s online survey about recreational marijuana support the general concept of allowing it to be grown and sold commercially within the city. Results of the poll were presented by Mayor Pro Tem Will Lytle at last night’s Hancock City Council meeting. 70 …

Architectural schematics are complete, as the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City School District presses forward with renovations approved by voters in August. At its meeting Monday night, Superintendent Christina Norland told the Board of Education that the money from the bond sale has been received. The high school travel club shared information …

The date has been set for the next Raise the Woof Comedy Club. The evening of fun raises money for the Copper Country Humane Society. Mark your calendar for January 18th at the Orpheum in Hancock. Doors will open at 7:00, and the show, which typically features three comedians, will …

An Alpha man convicted of murdering his step-daughter will not get a new trial. 68-year-old Alfred Michael Saario was sentenced two years ago to a prison term of 25 to 40 years. At his trial, he claimed he shot 29-year-old Jamie Lee James in self-defense. There was a history of …