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Seasonal spookiness continues in the Copper Country. Kids are invited to trick or treat this afternoon from 4:00 until 6:00 at the Ranger III on the Houghton Waterfront. After that, the Portage Lake District Library and the Houghton Police Department are hosting a family-friendly Halloween party at the library… Houghton …

With discussions continuing across Michigan regarding the introduction of recreational marijuana sales, the state has streamlined processes and reduced fees for those involved with medical marijuana. Marijuana Regulatory Agency Executive Director Andrew Brisbo says the cost of a two-year license will drop from $60.00 to $40.00. A number of other …

Michigan’s latest round of Wildlife Habitat Grants includes two projects in the Copper Country. The Copper Country Chapter of the American Woodcock Society will receive $16,400 for a project in Keweenaw County. The Sustainable Resources Institute will get $138,600 for projects in Baraga and Ontonagon Counties, along with other efforts …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has scheduled several meetings of the state Administrative Board, as negotiations to end the state’s budget crisis continue. Whitmer vetoed nearly a billion dollars in line items included in the 2019-2020 budget passed by the Republican-controlled legislature a month ago. She also used the Ad Board to …

Licensed Professional Counselors will continue to be able to diagnose and treat patients in Michigan. 10,000 counselors have been providing that service to 150,000 state residents. Recently, that service was threatened by a new interpretation of the law governing their licenses by the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants more Michigan workers to qualify for overtime pay. The current federal standard was set 15 years ago, and requires that overtime pay be given to those who make less than around $24,000 per year. That level will be raised to around $35,500 on January first. Whitmer …

Signup is underway for those who would like to serve on Michigan’s new legislative redistricting commission. The commission will be charged with drawing state house and senate, and U.S. house district boundaries based on data from the 2020 census, for elections beginning in 2022. It will be formed based on …

High School In high school volleyball last night… – Calumet swept Hancock 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-22). – Houghton blanked West Iron County 3-0. – Lake Linden-Hubbell downed Ironwood 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-20). – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Bessemer 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-11). – Chassell got past Jeffers 3-2 (21-25, …

Michigan Tech is hosting a record number of Fulbright Scholars this year. A report in Tech Today says 17 students are on campus. 14 are pursuing master’s degrees, and three are PhD students. They hail from Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Togo …

A Traverse City produce distributor has recalled a big bunch of apples. North Bay produce says 2,297 cases and two bulk bins may have been contaminated by listeria. No illnesses have been reported, and the recall is voluntary. North Bay says the products include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac and …