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The Copper Country Humane Society will introduce a new fund-raising event Saturday. EchoTrek will take place – rain or shine – from 10:00 until 1:00 on the Walker lawn on the MTU campus. It’s named after Echo… a rescue dog adopted by MTU student and Humane Society volunteer Alec Fisher. …

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock will mark 50 years of ministry with a special celebration following Sunday’s worship. Gloria Dei was formed after the merger of St. Matthew’s Finnish Lutheran Church and Salem Swedish Lutheran Church in 1966. Three years later, they dedicated the Gloria Dei building on West …

Opponents of abortion will form their annual Copper Country Life Chain along M-26 Sunday. Organizer Barbara Mae King tells us it’s part of a national effort… King says the event has drawn as many as three dozen people in some years. The chain will stretch along Memorial Drive from 2:00 …

Officers from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team say they’ve broken up an MDMA distribution ring. MDMA is also known as ecstasy or molly. Detectives raided a home in Kingsford yesterday as part of a multi-state investigation. They seized MDMA tablets, evidence of ongoing MDMA distribution, and also found evidence …

One of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget transfers will continue an ongoing problem in the western Upper Peninsula. At one time, pensions for Michigan Works program state employees were paid for through one of the counties in the various consortia, with money provided by the state. In our six-county consortium, that …

The slow process of permitting marijuana processing and sale for personal use in Michigan took another step forward yesterday. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency released its process and rules for applying for adult-use marijuana licenses. The MRA will begin accepting applications November 1st. Applications for a state license as a grower, …

Former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he will not run for office – any office – in 2020. In an interview with Bridge Magazine, Schuette discounted speculation that he would try to land a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Steven Markman will be retiring at the end …

An Ironwood airman who gave his life for our country in World War Two will be laid to rest in his hometown cemetery Saturday. PHOTO CREDIT: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Cpl. Walter Kellett was stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese invaded in 1942. He was among the troops …

The Calumet Theatre will be featured in a Travel Channel show. The show is called “Most Terrifying Places in America.” The theatre will most likely be one of several locations featured in an hour-long segment. Theatre executive director Marlin Lee told us a production crew spent a day in Calumet …

The Portage Health Foundation is again offering non-profits a chance to earn matching money on Giving Tuesday. Spokesman Mike Babcock says it’s a great way to turn one donated dollar into two… Many area non-profits, or specific non-profit projects, can qualify… he deadline is tomorrow, but all you need to …