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If you still need help recovering from the June flood, assistance is available. The Flood Recovery Project – Copper Country, created in October, will assist Copper Country residents facing long term effects from June 2018 flooding, also locally known as the Father’s Day Flood. Marci Vivian and Dennis Leopold will …

Highland Copper Company has the go-ahead from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for its Copperwood Project. The DEQ issued the required Wetlands Permit to the company for the mine project in Ontonagon County. Following the release of the updated feasibility study on the project in June, Highland moved forward …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – A free diabetes self-management workshop is being offered at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Fitness Center in downtown Ontonagon starting in November to help adults with Type 2 diabetes improve their health and better manage their symptoms. The workshop provides the skills and tools needed to face the daily …

A former Houghton High School graduate is taking part in the Boston Marathon. Now a sophomore at Boston College, Nick Wilson was featured in the school’s newsletter as he prepares to run in the event to raise money for charity.  He is raising money for the American Red Cross and …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is partnering with the Michigan Harvest Gathering (MHG) for another year, collecting non-perishable food items at all eight Aspirus locations in Laurium, Calumet, Houghton and Lake Linden. Aspirus employees, patients, and the community are invited to join in the effort to help provide …

Hancock residents will once again have library access before the end of this week.  The Hancock Schools Public Library will be reopening under the leadership of the Portage Lake District Library, which gives patrons access to more resources. “Beginning Thursday November 1st, the Portage Lake District Library will begin overseeing …

A new cybersecurity training hub at Northern Michigan University will accelerate talent development for the high-demand cybersecurity industry, creating jobs in the Upper Peninsula and making U.P. residents and businesses less vulnerable to attacks by hackers. Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced plans to …

A group of Finnish bluegrass-metal rockers are making the most of their recent trip to the Copper Country. The band Steve ‘n’ Seagulls performed at the Rozsa Center in September, featuring their unique style of playing American hard rock songs with a bluegrass sound. While they were here, they filmed …

ONTONAGON, Mich. (Oct. 26, 2018)—The Porcupine Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMCVB) has announced the winner of its annual Fall in Love with the Porcupine Mountains Sweepstakes, which garnered more than 3,500 entries from across Michigan and the Midwest. Holly Hage of Madison, Wis., was selected as the grand-prize winner in …

CALUMET, Mich. — Master boat builder Alex Comb of northern Minnesota has been teaching a group of Calumet High School woodworking students the art of building a Finnish-style rowboat for the past four weeks. On Thursday, November 1, the public is invited to see what they’ve learned. From 4 to …