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The Portage Health Foundation is supporting a new scholarship aimed at helping medical students who wish to practice in the Upper Peninsula. The grants are being provided to students at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, UP Campus, which is headquartered at UP Health System-Marquette. The first four …

A West Iron County School District teacher has resigned after allegations of unprofessional conduct. In a statement released yesterday, Superintendent Kevin Schmutzler said the teacher had been placed on paid administrative leave when an investigation into the allegation was begun, and stepped down January 4th, before the investigation was completed. …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce is seeking board members to fill empty positions on their board of directors. Each term will hold the position on the board for three years. Applicants for the Baraga Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors have to be members of the chamber, either through their …

Traveling in the back country, whether on foot, in a canoe, or on a snowmobile, includes beautiful views and sights not many will see. But the remoteness does comes with certain risks, and riders who take to the back country should know what to do in an emergency. And more …

Fire damaged a home in Calumet Township yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were called to 54927 M-26, between Laurium and Lake Linden, just after 2:00. An apparent chimney fire had spread to the roof. Heavy smoke hindered the effort to extinguish the blaze. Officials say the smoke may have been produced by …

The much-anticipated conversation between the Houghton City Council and its attorney regarding when and if councilor Jan Cole should recuse herself from voting fizzled last night, because of a balky Zoom connection. Attorney Patrick Greeley was scheduled to share his opinion about the issue, but the discussion was tabled after …

One female driver is in critical condition after a two car crash in Portage Township yesterday. At approximately 7 pm Calumet Post Troopers responded to a two car crash at the intersection of Paradise Road and Broemer Road in Portage Township. Hurontown Fire and Rescue was called to the scene …

Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce members met this morning to review the past year and begin their election of new board members and executive roles. Retaining Mary Myers for the role of Past President. The Chamber also added Eric Coon, Barbara Comier, and Lexie Jacques onto their board. The Keweenaw Chamber …

A Baraga man will remain in jail for threatening a L’Anse store owner with a gun. Fifty-three-year-old Edwin Allen Bonham was arrested a year ago, after the store owner filed a complaint.  Investigators also found illegal marijuana and a butane hash oil laboratory at his home. At his sentencing yesterday, …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has a new leader. At its organizational meeting Saturday, the Tribal Council elected 14-year member Doreen Blaker as its new president. Blaker succeeds Kim Klopstein, who served one year in the position.  The council certified the results of last month’s election, and swore in members …