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Anyone interested in cheering on the 55 cyclists with Tour Da Yoop, Eh! can join the pack at Bridgeview Park this morning for the start at 7 am and 8 am. This year’s tour alone the annual cycling event has raised 107,000 dollars for the U.P. Lions Childhood Cancer fund. …

More work on Shelden Avenue is expected to shutdown a single lane this week. The city will have crews working between Michigan Made and the Print Shop, at the former Shelden Avenue parking deck entrance, on creating a pedestrian walkway down to Lakeshore Drive. “And there’s a lane closure, which …

UP health systems home care and hospice’s 3rd annual butterfly release will have the fascinating pollinator fly off in remembrance of those who have passed away. Saturday’s event will take place at Kestner park and include music from a local choir. “And this year it will be the choir, Noteworthy. …

Ontonagon County sheriff responded to two accidents over the weekend. No injuries were reported in either accident. On Friday morning at 6:45 a m a vehicle driven by Scott Yanke of Ewen Michigan was raveling on m-28 near cemetery road, when his vehicle was struck by a deer that jumped …

Kids, parents, friends, and Baraga County organizations all enjoyed a afternoon of fun in the sun yesterday in L’Anse. While kids enjoyed playing in the bouncy houses, check out local law enforcement and emergency responder vehicles, and played games. Parents and adults at the Copper Shores Community Picnic met many …

Earning accreditation as  a police department is a major step toward assuring the local community that officers are well trained and ready to respond to an emergency. Later this week the city of Houghton’s police department will seek public comment, for the department becoming officially accredited. City of Houghton Police …

Between Ironwood and Houghton lies 128 miles, just over 4,000 feet of elevation change. Not to mention the grueling, rolling porcupine mountains in between them. Later today fifty five cyclists will end the third day of the twelve hundred mile round trip around the Upper Peninsula, dubbed Tour Da Yoop …

The Ottawa National Forest will move into the next phase of the U.S Forest Service’s Wild Rice Access Project. The national forest has invited members of the public to participate in public comment and the planning of the project within the Watersmeet Ranger District. The scope of the project will …

Let’s Rebuild Community is calling the Copper Country’s community of volunteers for some help tomorrow in the Chassell area. Let’s Rebuild Community is a program that seeks to assist  the elderly, veterans, and low income households keep their homes safe. Tomorrow a group of volunteers will meet at Faith Lutheran …

Bringing the family home to the farm to play music has become an annual tradition for the Dan Schmitt Gift of Music. Often including alumni returning to play music, and jam with old friends. The Farm Block Music Festival coming up in just a couple of weeks, supports and is …