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Hancock’s planning commission will set a public hearing in May to consider map updates in the city’s zoning. Hancock will consider three amendments dealing with updating the zoning map in the areas of the former Finlandia University campus, M-203, and Cliff Drive. What I’ve been involved with this whole process is the fact that you don’t rezone just for …

Yoopers for Ukraine return home after visiting Washington DC and meeting with Representative Jack Bergman. Last week Yoopers for Ukraine joined many supporters from around the United States in D.C. for the American Coalition for Ukraine Spring Summit. While at the summit Yoopers for Ukraine Co-founder Nadija Packuaksas was named …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball yesterday…• Hancock took two games from Gwinn, by identical scores of 15-0. In the first game, Sadie Biekkola struck out five, and also had a grand slam and a double. Brooke Koskela hit a home …

The proposed revised master plan for the Village of L’Anse is being released to the public for comment. The quinquennial update has been in the works for nearly a year, under the auspices of the village’s planning committee. The proposed update will be posted on the village’s website, and a …

The Ford Motor Company and Copper Country Ford commit a donation to the Copper Country ISD Career and Technical Education program to further automotive educational opportunities. Ford and Copper Country Ford recently donated a 2012 Ford Focus to the CCISD CTE Automotive Technology Program to support automotive student education and skill development. …

Michigan Technological University has a new Dean of the College of Engineering. Michelle Scherer has been selected by the university to lead the College of Engineering. She will begin her role with the university on July 1st, after a months-long national search. Scherer was selected by a search committee made …

Winter was rough on many area businesses that rely on the regular snowfall that drops in the Upper Great Lakes. In March Michigan was able to secure the SBA disaster loan program for more than 40 counties between the Lower and Upper Peninsula for a drought declaration on February 20th. …

A regular tradition to celebrate Earth Day each year starts with planting a tree. This year to celebrate Earth Day the Keweenaw Land Trust and Visit Keweenaw will ask for volunteers to repot over a thousand native plant seedlings. The seedlings are a part of the KLT Nursery that the …

Michigan Technological University’s spring graduates will turn the page to a new chapter after Friday. This year’s commencement ceremony will include three speakers to guide the graduates as they take their first steps. Chang Park, President and CEO of Universal Remote Control Incorporated will return to his alma mater to …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball today…• Hancock welcomes Gwinn. In baseball today…• Houghton travels to Ironwood.• Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Hancock, to make up a game that was rained out Friday. The Calumet Booster Club Spring Fling Dinner/Dance/Fundraiser will be …