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The State of Michigan urges congressional leaders, SBA, and FEMA to create new paths for federal relief for communities impacted by the winter’s lack of snowfall. Last Thursday the Governor’s office announced it has urged leaders in Congress, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create …

Below the deck of the USS West Virginia, three men were discovered during the recovery efforts at Pearl Harbor. Their story would go on to inspire CS Wallace to pen the stage work Purple Hearts, as a fictional recount of their lives stuck inside the airtight storeroom. Purple Hearts explores …

Work to finish up the new home of the L’Anse farmers market should begin soon. At last night’s meeting, the village council authorized a payment of $37,399.80 to Wuebben Construction for work completed last fall. Village Manager Bob LaFave said they were able to get most of the work on …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. College Basketball Connecticut has won the NCAA Division I men’s basketball title for the second straight year, defeating Purdue 75-60 in the tournament championship game last night. It’s the sixth national crown for the Huskies. NHL The Penguins lost in overtime …

Michigan Tech announces the university’s new dean of the College of Sciences and Arts. Michigan Technological University recently announced that it will bring on LaReesa Wolfenbarger as the new dean of the College of Science and Arts. Wolfenbarger will arrive on campus to take on the dean of college role …

The National Forest Service announces spring road weight limits for the Ottawa National Forest. Starting today (April 8th, midnight) the forest service will begin to impose weight limits on vehicles over 3 tons on forest roads open to motorized use. Request to utilize forest roads requires a permit, and the …

Across the country, many will look up toward the sky this afternoon to see the latest solar eclipse. Even though the Keweenaw Peninsula is not in the eclipse’s path of totality, the region will see the moon cover the majority of the sun. About 80 percent of the moon will …

UPDATE: We were recently informed that Ontonagon Gladiator Robotics, Gladstone’s BraveBots, and the Brimley’s the Deceivers also qualified for the World Robotics Competition in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to all of the students on successful seasons, good luck in Houston.  Superior Roboworks qualifies for the World Championships after overcoming early breaks …

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation will end the Dial Help Crisis phone line on June 1. The Foundation says that the plans to discontinue to the crisis line’s service in the local area stems from a dramatic drop in the number of calls coming in, and a higher volume of …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers fell 4-0 to the host Fond du Lac Bears in the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament championship match yesterday. The Pioneers finish as regular-season champs, and tourney runners-up. The Gibson Cup tournament between Portage Lake and …