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Sign-up is underway for the community scavenger hunt that will take the place of this year’s Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival. Organizers are looking for “Hide Teams.” Hide Teams will create clues to a particular country or cultural heritage and hiding places for those clues. The clues can be …

The increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the western Upper Peninsula continues, with the focus still on Wisconsin border communities. Since Monday, Gogebic County has added seven new cases, to bring its total to 122. Three more confirmed cases in Ontonagon County have increased its total to 17. Houghton County …

The Laurium Fire Department is getting more than a half-million dollars from the federal government. The $525,142 will be used to purchase equipment, and provide training. It comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.

The State of Michigan is down one drone, following an eagle attack recently. Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy officials say the drone was being used to survey erosion damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Escanaba when it was set upon by a bald eagle. The eagle needed …

As received from Aspirus Keweenaw: Aspirus proudly welcomes obstetrics/gynecologist Solomon Agbroko, MD to its women’s health team. He joins James Feeley, MD; Christiann Rosemurgy, CNM, WHNP-BC; and Cindy Beale, CNM, APNP in providing the highest levels of care for patients close to home. He is now welcoming patients at Aspirus …

The Portage Health Foundation has donated more than $3,500 to local farmers markets, in a targeted mini grant to help them stay safe and stay open. “We are committed to supporting local food access and proud of our area farmers markets for maintaining these critical food access points throughout the …

The City of Houghton has taken another step toward the approval of a new recreational marijuana business. At last night’s meeting, city councilors signed off on a special land use permit that would allow Lume Cannabis to operate a facility on Razorback Drive. The new building would be located next …

Portage Township has taken another tentative step toward creating an ordinance that would allow recreational marijuana commerce within its borders. At a lengthy meeting Monday, trustees couldn’t agree on whether to limit the number of marijuana businesses. Bill Fink explained that setting limits can cause problems…. “As soon as we …

Feeding America West Michigan’s Mobile Food Pantry will make the first of three August visits to the Copper Country today. The Pantry will open at 2:00 at the Community Action Agency on Dodge Street. Around 300 packages of food, including fresh produce and dairy, will be distributed on a first-come, …

Copper Country Intermediate School District Board Treasurer Robert Loukus has retired. Board members accepted his decision with regret at Tuesday’s meeting. Loukus had spent seven years on the CCISD Board, after serving for a dozen years on the CLK Board of Education. Anyone interested in applying for the open position …