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Chassell Township residents will again vote in November on whether to leave the Portage Lake District Library. The proposal was defeated in the August Primary, but the Township board believes it was a mistake to put it on the Primary ballot. Chassell Township Supervisor David Mattson said, “This is an …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball yesterday, the result of Ewen-Trout Creek’s match against Wakefield-Marenisco was not reported. On today’s volleyball schedule… – Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at L’Anse. – Hancock visits Chassell. MLB Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s two-run homer in the eighth inning …

The two Beartown Firefighters who were killed in Saturday’s traffic crash in Minnesota will return home tomorrow (Tuesday). The bodies of 25-year-old Alan (A.J.) Swartz and 23-year-old James Shelifoe will leave the Minneapolis area around 7:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (6:00 am Minneapolis time). UPDATE – The KBIC Facebook page now …

The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a stolen vehicle. A 2013 orange and black Dodge Dart was reportedly stolen Friday evening from the village of Ontonagon, from the River Street area. The vehicle has a Michigan registration DBZ-7782. The car has a 2 Black stripes along the hood, …

ANOKA COUNTY, MINN. — The driver of the truck from the Beartown Fire Department that crashed and killed two people Saturday afternoon in Blaine, Minn. has been arrested. According to records from the Anoka County Jail, Michael Allen Johnson, 28, of Baraga, is facing a charge of criminal vehicular homicide …

Residents of Baraga County and the Keweenaw are rushing to support the victims of the Beartown Firefighters crash and their families. 25-year-old Alan (A.J.) Schwartz and 23-year-old James Shelifoe, both of Baraga, were killed Saturday afternoon when the transport vehicle in which they were riding flipped over and split in half …

HOUGHTON, Michigan  – Michigan Tech’s “Tech Theatre Company” will hold public auditions for two plays next week, on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday Sept. 1, in the McArdle Theatre, Walker 207, on the 2nd Floor of Michigan Tech’s Walker Center for Humanities and Art, at 7:00 PM each night. There …

State Representative Scott Dianda will host a presentation with the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division at the Michigan Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Complex in Houghton. The event will take place tomorrow starting at 10am. The Motor Carrier Division is the branch of the MSP that enforces rules and regulations …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Sexual Assault Service Coordinator for Dial Help for a presentation this evening at 6pm. Peggy Sullivan will discuss “Sexual Assault: What You Should Know.” She will explain what sexual assault is and how to report it. Sullivan will also discuss services that …

EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 26, 2016 – The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah has announced funding to help eight tribal colleges upgrade their infrastructure, purchase equipment and make other improvements to their educational facilities. Funding is provided through USDA’s Tribal College Initiative Grant program. Mensah made the announcement while visiting Northwest Indian College in Whatcom County. “Education is one of the …