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Vollwerth’s in Hancock was doing business as usual when a customer came in and brought up reports of construction workers being mistreated by motorists, according to Vollwerth’s President Adam Manderfield. “We were just kind of disturbed by it,” said President of Vollwerth’s Adam Manderfield. “One of the girls in the …

Early last week, a beaver dam collapsed, creating a head of water that was estimated to be 10 feet tall. The water completely washed out Stagecoach Road in Michigamme. The Engineer and Manager of the Baraga County Road Commission Doug Mills said no one was injured in the collapse that …

ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Members of the South Range Volunteer Fire Department are being credited with finding two missing men early Friday morning in Adams Township. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post were called at 11:10 p.m. Thursday on a report of two men in their 60’s who went …

What a Ride … In! Beautiful day, Beautiful ride and okay, beautiful people on “Ride In” ride of July 16th.   We had 15 machines; two horses along with 24 people join us on our ride.  The machines left at 10:00 a.m. from Stannard Park heading east on the SB multi-use …

HOUGHTON, MI, July 20, 2017 — What happens when you combine Chinese martial arts, dance and acrobats in “China Gold”, a dark and physical interpretation by PUSH Physical Theatre of the gothic tale “Dracula,” world-class modern dance “Ailey II”, and an award winning all-new play from LA Theatre Works about …

Celebrate the beauty and bounty of Lake Superior!  Copper Harbor community volunteers, along with the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, are organizing the 5th annual Lake Superior Day Festival Sunday with lots of special activities at the 6th Street Dock along the Copper Harbor Boardwalk (near Isle Royale Queen boat dock): Enjoy fish stew (Kalamojakka), homemade pies, rieska (Finnish flatbread), and …

The Portage Health Foundation hosted informal sessions for people who are looking to fund their projects through their Stop The Roar Of Hunger food initiative. The sessions allowed potential applicants to ask questions and learn more about the funds. During this round of funding, Chelsea Goodreau from PHF Marketing and …

Although the road construction near the bridge in Hancock is almost over, Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler cannot overlook driver’s mistreatment of construction workers. “Not only were they being screamed at and yelled at, their equipment was getting hit while they were working out there because of motorists not paying …

A video is out from an Upper Peninsula celebrity, talking about the benefits of Career and Technical Education. Host of the DIY Network’s “Man Caves”, “Sledgehammer” and “Desperate Landscapes” Jason Cameron was born and raised in the U.P. and took CTE classes in high school. Cameron credits the program with …

While she was a patient at Aspirus Keweenaw, 10 year-old Maija White turned her boredom into an idea to help others. “I was in the ER and I only had to watch TV and I had nothing else to do” said White. White put together 100 Smile Bags filled with …