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While Alcohol and New Years eve celebrations go hand in hand, a Keweenaw Taxi Service is doing their part to keep drunk drivers off the road ensuring that citizens get home safe and sound.   “Were going to be doing a sober program to give people rides home from the …

ORV Operators will soon have more terrain to explore in Michigan. Beginning January 1st many state forest roads open up to off-road vehicle traffic, but there are some state forest roads that make an exception to the newly permitted law. The DNR is reminding off roaders to check online maps …

With single digit temperatures in the forecast… Keweenaw area residents are reminded to stock up on winter gear and be prepared for the cold and snow.   Snow shovels, gloves, hats, space heaters and generators, are all hot commodities in these ridiculously cold temperatures. In fact Swift Hardware in Houghton …

Two Lake Superior freightliners have been freed after being stuck in the ice. The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of the ships with the crew of the Biscayne Bay, a 690 ton Ice Breaking Tug. The icebreaker and its crew spent several hours of efforts before finally releasing …

Firefighters spent the evening hours battling the flames of a lumbermill in the Keweenaw. Sources say that the Penegor Lumber mill of Twin Lakes caught fire in the 7:00 hour. Its uncertain at this time what started the blaze. No injuries have been reported and the cause remains under investigation.

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School The Houghton Gremlins won the 43rd annual MacInnes Holiday Tournament last night, by blanking Hancock 2-0 in the title game. Will Stier turned in his second consecutive shutout in net. Dawson McKay scored two power play goals.  It’s the fourth …

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs… also known as LARA has released information to inform and advise patients regarding the registration process for acquiring a registry identification card for the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program.   The Agency is reminding patients who are in the application process that the …

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed legislation yesterday that he says will help combat the opioid epidemic.   Calley says  “The addiction epidemic is now claiming more lives than car accidents and we are taking an all-hands-on deck approach in Michigan to combat it and prevent future addiction.”    Under the new legislation.. the prescribing physician …

 Art Heart is an event that took place at the Magnusen and was created by Black Ice Comics Owner Shana Porteen and actress Patricia Summersett who would like to make it an annual event after the successful turn out.   The gathering was a convention-like style celebration of arts, comics, …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will reopen again in 2018. The decision was made recently by the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners who voted to open the golf course in the spring, but wait until July before opening the Lodge. The board discussed the options of closing the lodge and only …