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Two more deteriorating Baraga County buildings will meet the wrecking ball this summer. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners agreed to front the demolition costs to the county’s Land Bank. A state grant will cover the expenses, but will not be released until the work is complete. One of …

L’Anse’s marina channel will be dredged sometime this summer, but not right away. At last night’s council meeting, village manager Bob LaFave said a recent storm had swept a lot of sand into the channel. Permission is needed from the Army Corps of Engineers to remove the sand, and LaFave …

Throughout the state, municipalities are working with residents to remove lead service lines from homes. A portion of the efforts have been funded by the state, notably through the Environment Great Lakes and Energy Department. Recently EGLE announced several municipalities throughout the state will receive grant funds to support various stages in lead service line removal. …

School semesters have nearly wrapped up. And while local high school future alumni are focused on summer fun. The Houghton High School Alumni Association is working to finalize plans for the 2024 All School Reunion. Organizers have planned for the reunion on July 18th and 19th and will honor class milestones for the …

Copper Shores announced that 81,683.20 dollars will support five recreation and facility projects in the Copper Country. The Copper Shore Community Health Foundation announced last week that five organizations will receive funds to support the Community Recreation Facilities RFP program. The project will support long-term sustainability goals that promote healthy living. The Michigan …

Seniors graduating from local high schools might have already enjoyed their prom. But another group of seniors will have a chance to have some fun later this month. The Gardenview Senior prom will return to the Copper Country near the end of May. Gardenview’s residents their families and Gardenview staff will enjoy a night …

Two large highway infrastructure projects will start this week in the western Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin repaving work on US-2 in Gogebic County today and resurfacing on M-28 in Ontonagon County on Wednesday. The two projects represent over 20 million dollars invested into road infrastructure …

MDOT announces mine equipment will travel between Escanaba and the Tilden Mine over two nights next week. Next Monday and Tuesday nights under permit with the Department of Transportation, contractors will move an oversized load from Escanaba to the mine in Tilden Township which may impact traffic patterns, causing slowdowns between 11 pm and …

Copper Shores Outreach and Education and Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds are partnering to bring a suicide prevention program to the community. Next Wednesday the two groups will host a free suicide prevention training program at the Ojibwa Community Library in Baraga. QPR training or Question Persuade and Refer, trains individuals how to …

With great weather rolling into the Keweenaw Peninsula for the weekend, some people may want to get outside for a little fun run. The 18th annual Denise Marth Memorial Family Fun Run Walk and Roll will gather the community in L’Anse tomorrow. The fun run, walk, and roll route will take …