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LANSING – A proposal to require employers to provide paid sick time to Michigan workers will appear on the November ballot. The Board of State Canvassers approved the petition language and signatures on Friday. If passed by voters, employees could earn up to one paid hour for each 30 worked, …

Finlandia University has released the names of 107 students who earned academic honors during the spring, 2018, semester. Students with a grade point average of 3.75 or higher were named to the Dean’s List. Those with GPAs of 3.50 to 3.749 were placed on the Honors List. SPRING 2018 DEAN’S …

A driver on his cellphone is being blamed for causing an accident that seriously injured a female passenger on a motorcycle. The accident happened on July 7th on US-41 near Golf Course Road in Osceola Township. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says two Hancock residents were struck head-on while …

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Forty-one teams threw in their fishing lines during the 14th annual Aspirus Ontonagon Lake Trout Classic May 18-20 in Ontonagon. Organized by Larry and Diane Greig, the Lake Trout Classic is one of the community’s largest fundraiser events with proceeds supporting the efforts of the Ontonagon County Cancer Association …

CALUMET, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Alicia Clark, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), to their team of Dental providers at the Calumet Family Health Center. Dr. Clark is originally from Caledonia, MI, which is a small town south of Grand Rapids. She earned her Bachelor …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. An assessment crew from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada will conduct work on Trap Rock, Traverse, and Salmon Trout rivers in Houghton County during August 7-16 to estimate the abundance …

After three years of uncertainty, the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will soon be a privately owned operation. At yesterday’s auction, the resort was sold to the highest bidder at just under $1.3 million. Ownership will change hands in September, and changes to the day to day operations are already being discussed. …

Down to three–that’s the number of beaches that remain closed according to the latest list released Thursday by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Bobcat Lake in Marenisco Township, the Lighthouse Overlook in Copper Harbor, and Steusser Lake in Ewen are the only beaches listed as closed. Advisories remain in …

M-203 is now open to traffic after a temporary bridge was installed at Swedetown Creek. The Michigan Department of Transportation opened the road Thursday afternoon after being closed for nearly six weeks following the Father’s Day Flood…which completely wiped out the culvert just north of Hancock. MDOT is working to …

Help is now available for people who were displaced by the Father’s Day Flood to help pay mortgage and rent payments. The Upper Peninsula Association of REALTORS, in conjunction with the Michigan REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS, have a received a grant for $50,000 for qualified applicants. UP …