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Fall has brought out a new wave of telephone scammers. State Police troopers at the Calumet Post remind you never to give out banking or personal information to anyone who calls on the phone. Recent complaints involve a caller who asks for money on behalf of a friend or relative …

Lamprey treatment is scheduled to take place over the next several days at the Ravine River in Arvon Township. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides (Lampricid and Bayluscide) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Lampricides are selectively toxic to sea lampreys, but a …

The Baraga County Board of Commissioners held a quiet meeting yesterday. The board held a brief closed session to discuss union negotiations. The public hearing for next year’s budget has been set for September 26th at 4:30 at the courthouse. Commissioners will hold a special meeting to vote on the …

At an otherwise quiet L’Anse Village Council meeting last night, council members voted to contribute 150-dollars toward more extensive advertising of this fall’s Howl-O-Scream Haunted House. The haunted house is a major fundraiser for Meadowbrook Arena, and is looking to bring in more people by expanding its outreach. Village Manager …

A Hancock native will mark a milestone today that few people accomplish. Julia Carlson Dennis will celebrate her 110th birthday. Dennis owned her own accounting business for many years, and continued to serve a few clients until age 90. Fellow members of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church tell us she cleared her …

Drivers on M-26 in the Eagle River area can expect lane closures and brief delays beginning today. Work on the bridge over the Eagle River is scheduled to last until October 10th. One lane of traffic will remain open, regulated by temporary traffic signals. Work on the bridge will include …

The attempt to reinvigorate the wolf population on Isle Royale National Park is underway again. Wolf being loaded for flight to Isle Royale on US Fish and Wildlife Service aircraft. Photo courtesy of John Pepin, Michigan DNR Isle Royale National Park staff and partners relocated a wolf from the Upper Peninsula …

A Michigan Tech professor has been appointed to the Michigan Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Council. Jacqueline Huntoon is a professor of geology, provost, and senior vice president for academic affairs. She will represent K-12 and postsecondary educational institutions involved with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career preparation …

Gasoline prices basically held steady in our area last week. The average price in AAA Michigan’s Marquette metro area is $2.65 per gallon. That’s a penny less than it was a week ago, a dime less than a month ago, and 30 cents less than a year ago. Prices on …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, and House Speaker Lee Chatfield say they’ve agreed to put rancor about road repair funding aside, and focus on building a state budget before the fiscal year ends on September 30th. The three released this joint statement this morning: “The people of …