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Today is the final day to file federal and state income tax returns for 2021. The usual April 15th deadline was extended because of the District of Columbia’s official Emancipation Day holiday, which was celebrated Friday.  If you’ve waited until the last minute, officials say electronic filing is the most …

Most candidates who wish to appear on the August 2nd primary election ballot need to file nominating petitions by 4:00 Tuesday. The deadline applies to anyone seeking to run for a partisan office as a candidate representing a political party, and all those wishing to run for non-partisan offices. Those …

College Baseball The Finlandia baseball team dropped two more games at Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday, 21-4 and 11-1. Brandon Gaskin and Jacob Mead each had three hits. NBA The NBA tournament began Saturday. In the Eastern Conference… • The Philadelphia 76ers outscored the Toronto Raptors 131-111. In the Western Conference… • The …

High School The Lake Linden-Hubbell at Bark River-Harris baseball games scheduled for today have been called off. College Softball The Finlandia University softball team’s doubleheaders against Maranatha Baptist scheduled for this weekend have been canceled because of the weather. They will not be made up. The Lions softball squad has …

Easter Sunday service is going to look a little different for Evangel Community Church. At 10am Pastor Levi Matteson will lead a sermon of hope in the face of adversity, from center stage at the Rozsa Center. Easter Sunday is always a special time of the year, and one of …

Nationwide opioid overdoses have reached record highs. The most recent data recording overdoses in Michigan show close to 3,000 people died in a 12 month period. Harm reduction solutions are an increasing topic of discussion around addiction and drug enforcement. In the Upper Peninsula, UPSET teams work with NorthCare Network …

COVID-19 levels remain low across the region.  The most recent weekly report from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department includes 21 new confirmed cases – 16 in Houghton County. Officials caution that official statistics do not necessarily include all cases, because most at-home positive test results are not included. One …

Just in time for the warm weather trail season, the Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment has released its updated trails map.  It’s the first update for MI-TRALE’s comprehensive map since 2020. The new release contains more than 400 miles of DNR Designated trails, and another …

High School The Hancock baseball and softball games at Hurley scheduled for today have been postponed. No make-up date has been announced. The Lake Linden-Hubbell at Bark River-Harris baseball games scheduled for tomorrow have also been called off. College Softball The Finlandia softball team’s doubleheaders against Maranatha Baptist scheduled for …

Editors Note; The vast majority of fire departments in the Upper Peninsula are volunteer based. There are some paid individuals in the region, closer to urban centers. The number of house fires across the state has reached a record high. That’s only one problem, as every department in the UP is …