UPDATE: A 42-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, woman has died from injuries she sustained Thursday, while swimming in Lake Superior at Marquette’s Little Presque Isle Park. State police officials say Yookyung Leemazzoni succumbed early Friday morning at UP Health System-Marquette. Read our original story below, as posted on Friday, August 8th: A …
Read More »Isle Royale Fuel Sales Extended
Fuel sales at the Rock Harbor Marina at Isle Royale will continue through August 25th. The National Park Service says diesel and gasoline will be available mornings between 8:00 and 10:00, and afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 each day. Because of COVID-19 concerns, most of the amenities at Isle Royale …
Read More »O’Dell Congratulates, Endorses Ferguson in MI-01 Congressional Race
Former Democratic First Congressional District candidate Linda O’Dell has congratulated primary winner Dana Ferguson. On social media, O’Dell thanked her supporters, and called on them to support Ferguson in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jack Bergman in the upcoming November election. Ferguson claimed the Democratic nomination by a …
Read More »Federal Bucks Will Boost Houghton Sewer Upgrade
The City of Houghton is getting some federal help for its ongoing sewer system upgrades. The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a $138,000 grant, and offered an $87,000 loan to help replace sewer mains in the city. Bessemer Township got a huge award – a $2,798,000 loan and …
Read More »Bootjack Fun Run Tomorrow
With COVID-19 concerns forcing cancellation of many Copper Country activities, in-person running events have been in short supply this summer. There will be one tomorrow, however. Registration for the Bootjack Fun Run 9.06k will open at 8:00 at the Dreamland Bar. Participants can walk or run over their choice of …
Read More »COVID-19 Cases Rise in State, Region
The State of Michigan reported 722 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and 26 deaths. That pushes the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases past 85,000 in the state, and the number of confirmed deaths to 6,247. One of every 14 Michiganders who have been diagnosed with the virus has died. There are …
Read More »Unlock Michigan Collecting Signatures Today
Unlock Michigan will be collecting signatures today from 5 til 7pm at the Copper Country Mall parking lot. They’re collecting signatures in hopes of starting legislation, which would repeal the Emergency Powers of Governor Act, signed into law back in 1945. Critics of Governor Whitmer believe she is abusing this …
Read More »DNR Summer Forest Clean Up Challenge Reaches Halfway Point
Volunteers for the DNR’s Summer Forest Clean Up Challenge have collected some crazy things out of Michigan’s forests in it’s nearly 30 year history. Refrigerators, old tires and even a body cast, have been a few things they’ve cleaned up. Recently, they passed the halfway point of their 100 forest …
Read More »Michigan Tech Sets Up Temporary COVID-19 Testing Tent
Please stay away from the COVID-19 testing tent on Michigan Tech’s Campus. This in an email from Michigan Tech. A 40 by 40 tent was recently put up on Tech’s campus, between the Chemical Sciences building and the Electrical Energy Resources Center. The tent will be used to test approximately …
Read More »Attorney General Nessel and Secretary Of State Benson Warn Of Petition Scams
Be careful when you sign a petition these days. Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have teamed up to make sure Michiganders are aware of petition scams, which mislead people into signing a petition they may not want to be on. It’s been reported that circulators …
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