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Main Street Calumet Businesses Receive Grant Funding

Multiple Main Street Calumet businesses recently received grant funding through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The funding is to help businesses who have taken a financial hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Match on Main grant totaled $50,000 which was split between 9 businesses. Leah Polzien, executive director of Main …

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Boy Dies in Dune Collapse

An 11-year-old boy died today when a sand dune where he was playing collapsed upon him. State police troopers from the Negaunee Post say they found the boy buried in the sand at a roadside Lake Superior beach west of Autrain just after noon. The boy had been digging in …

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Aspirus Adds Dermatologist

As received from Aspirus Keweenaw: Aspirus proudly welcomes dermatologist Tom Raisanen, MD to its excellent team of medical providers. Dr. Raisanen specializes in medical and surgical care of the skin, hair, and nails for people of all ages. He is now welcoming patients at Aspirus Houghton Clinic in Houghton. Dr. …

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Students Arriving at MTU, Finlandia

New students are arriving at Michigan Tech. To avoid crowds that could spread the novel coronavirus, students have been assigned check-in times at the dorms this afternoon and tomorrow. Tech staff members and volunteers will assist new students in moving their possessions into their dorm rooms. The four-day new student …

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Sherman Twp. Fire Department Wins Grant

The Sherman Township Fire Department is getting some federal money. The $14,339 award will help the small organization based in Gay to recruit and retain staff. It comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program.

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