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Portage Township in Houghton County is one of four communities in Michigan receiving funds from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The township is receiving a $960,000 loan and $2,040,000 grant to construct a sewer collection system in the Green Acres Road/M-26 corridor. Up to 75 percent of homes in …

Things are back to normal after what authorities called a “serious situation” Friday at the Upper Tahquamenon Falls State Park. About 9:45 that morning, the Chippewa County Central Dispatch says they received a 911 call from a 24-year-old man says he was at the park armed with a firearm and …

Changes are needed in a permit requested by the L’Anse Warden Electric Company to burn engineered fuel pellets. The power plant previously had a temporary permit to burn the pellets and were seeking permanent approval. The Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality approved the permit but with …

Two new natural gas-powered generating stations are now in operation in the Upper Peninsula, allowing for the retirement of the Presque Isle Power Plant. WEC Energy Group’s subsidiary, Upper Michigan Energy Resources began commercial operation of the A.J. Mihm Generating Station and the F.D. Kuester Generating Station Sunday. The new …

The Calumet Colosseum is the winner in the 2019 Kraft Hockeyville USA contest. Thousands of non-robots voted during the 28-hour period Saturday and Sunday, enough to put the world’s oldest still-in-use indoor hockey rink at the top. A crowd of roughly 200 people crammed into the concourse at the Colosseum …

When someone is contemplating suicide, they are in need of help right away before it’s too late. Dial Help instructor Krissy Putz says we need to treat potential suicide as we would any other medical emergency. “We want to train a lot of people in the community to be able …

It’s just hours before voting opens in the Kraft Hockeyville USA contest and supporters of the Calumet Colosseum are poised to try and claim the title. The Colosseum in home to the Calumet Wolverines of the Great Lakes Hockey League and 14-year veteran Michael Babcock says the Colosseum is more …

The following press release was issued by Representative Markkanen’s office: State Rep. Greg Markkanen of Hancock, announced today that West Iron County Schools will receive over $46,000 and Baraga Area Schools will receive over $96,000 to bolster safety in each school. “The greatest resources we have are our children and …

Excitement is high in the Copper Country as voting is set to begin Saturday for the Kraft Hockeyville USA Contest. The oldest indoor hockey rink in North America is amongst four in a tri-state region who have made it to the final round of this year’s contest. If the Calumet …

The following press release was issued by the MDNR: Baraga State Park will be making major renovations and service improvements throughout the upcoming summer, which will require temporary camping closures to portions of the 56-acre park, situated along the Lake Superior shoreline on Keweenaw Bay. Credit: Michigan Department of Natural …