An increase to the state’s minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave for all workers is on its way. The One Fair Wage and MI Time to Care citizen ballot initiatives passed the House and Senate Wednesday in Lansing. Because the proposals passed both chambers, the measures will not appear …
Read More »FEMA Denies Appeal For Individual Assistance
The federal government is sticking with their decision not to provide assistance to private individuals affected by the flood in June. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the appeal by Governor Rick Snyder saying the local and state impact from the severe storms and flooding was not beyond the …
Read More »Four Homers Power Tigers’ Win – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball today… – Houghton entertains Westwood. – Hancock welcomes Jeffers. – Calumet travels to Iron Mountain. – Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Bessemer. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City entertains Wakefield-Marenisco. – Baraga visits Ewen-Trout Creek. – Ontonagon plays at Watersmeet. …
Read More »Youth Photography Exhibit at the Calumet Visitor Center
The National Park Service would like to invite the community to a special exhibit opening at the Calumet Visitor Center this Friday, September 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm. “My Neighborhood, My Heritage” features the photographs of area youth who learned about, and then documented, six local towns this past summer. …
Read More »Festival Ruska Bringing Colorful Nordic Culture To Copper Country
Every year, Mother Nature provides the Copper Country with one of the most awe-inspiring displays of fall color anywhere in the world. And at the same time as the leaves start turning, Finlandia University’s Finnish American Folk School provides an equally awesome lineup of cultural programming, this year featuring two …
Read More »New Elevator Open At Calumet Theatre
In 118 years of providing entertainment to the Keweenaw Peninsula, it’s hard to say just how many people have walked through the doors of the Calumet Theater. Hundreds of thousands for certain, perhaps that number is more than a million, no one knows for sure. What is for sure is …
Read More »Bear Season Opens September 10th In U.P.
Michigan’s bear hunting seasons are almost here, with the first opening Sept. 10 in the Upper Peninsula, the Lower Peninsula’s first season starting Sept. 14 in select areas, and Sept. 16 for remaining locations below the bridge. Bear seasons have staggered openers with various locations and hunt periods. For each of the …
Read More »Tigers, Brewers Romp – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball yesterday… – Hancock v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – not reported. – L’Anse fell to Gwinn 3-1 (23-25, 12-25, 25-20, 13-25). – Jeffers downed Baraga 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-4, 25-11). – Ewen-Trout Creek edged Ontonagon 3-2. Finlandia The …
Read More »Changing Lanes–Center Lane Now For Left Turn Only At Calumet Intersection
Motorists in Calumet Township need to be aware of a slight change at the area’s busiest intersection. Crews have been installing new traffic lights at the intersection of US-41/Calumet Avenue and 6th Street Extension/Lake Linden Avenue. US-41 has also been repaved north of the Swedetown curve. One change that may …
Read More »Health Officials Investigate Outbreak Of Respiratory Infection
Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties, Marquette County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are investigating a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses associated with adenovirus infection in individuals residing in Michigan’s central Upper Peninsula (UP). Currently, all six of the patients with confirmed adenovirus …
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