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The Houghton Zoning Board of Appeals met Wednesday to discuss a variance that would allow Meijer to provide 462 spaces in their parking lot, roughly 400 fewer than the city’s ordinance would require for a retail business of that size. A representative from Meijer said the lower number is closer …

Flood victims in the local area are being helped out by a sewing company from Negaunee. Owner Pam Kaupplia of Time Flies Quilt and Sew and a group of quilters raised $2,615 to support the flood relief effort by the Portage Health Foundation. The money was donated to the Flood With Love …

December 18, 2018 – With the holiday season upon us, it’s also the season for greater fire risk. State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer urges consumers to use caution as the holidays are a peak time for home fires caused by unattended candles and space heaters, electrical problems with worn lights, and …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Just about an hour of your day. That’s how little time it takes to help change someone’s life with a heroic and generous act–donating blood. Our nation’s blood supply is typically in high demand, so experts say your help is needed. In fact, every two seconds someone in …

Registration Open for After School Science classes (Gr.1-5) at MTU Registration is open for the Winter Session of After School Science & Engineering Classes for grades 1-5 students offered by the Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach at MTU’s Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC).  The session is 6 weeks, from …

It’s fairly common that we associate certain job positions with a specific gender. For instance, if you think ‘car mechanic’ you typically expect that person to be a male based on historical statistics, but the Copper Country ISD is hoping to see those stereotypes change by introducing a group of …

Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs in anticipation of melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2019. These water level changes are required by the hydroelectric project licenses that are issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The water levels …

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract for maintenance dredging in the Ontonagon Harbor. King Company, Inc. from Holland, Michigan, was awarded a more than $1.1 million contract to dredge the federal channel in the Ontonagon Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. King …

The License and Regulatory Affairs agency of the state of Michigan says that A2B Transportation in Laurium may now proceed in operating as a taxicab carrier. LARA Public Information Officer Jeannie Vogel said a Cease and Desist Order was mailed to the company on December 13th, which went into effect …

UPDATE 5:05 PM   Here is further clarification.  LARA’s press release clearly indicates that the Order prohibits A2B from operating as a taxicab carrier “until a certificate of registration from LARA is obtained.” Today, A2B obtained that certificate of registration from the State of Michigan Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory …