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Washington D.C.– U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Representative Jack Bergman, U.S. Senator Gary Peters, and Representatives Sandy Levin, Fred Upton, Bill Huizenga, Tim Walberg, Dan Kildee, Mike Bishop, Debbie Dingell, Brenda Lawrence, John Moolenaar, Dave Trott, and Paul Mitchell today introduced the bipartisan Soo Locks Modernization Act. The legislation authorizes the …

Musical Mondays Series of five great shows begins on June 12th with bluegrass phenomenon, Billy Strings. Some people are just born to play music – such is the case for Strings. His dad bought him a guitar at four years old and by age five Billy started accompanying his father, …

A Houghton County man can’t wait to share his good fortune with his family after winning a $110,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the numbers drawn on May 14 – 07-11-13-37-38 – to win the big prize. He bought …

Chassell residents will be allowed to continue using the Portage Lake District Library–at least for now. Voters approved a proposal to pull out of the library district last November, which would have been effective at the end of this year. But an agreement between the library and Chassell Township extends …

The Risk and Protective Factor Work Group presented their findings from the Youth Surveys completed this past December as part of the first Community Assessment Report, done by The Houghton Keweenaw Communities That Care. From the data, five risk factors identified showed elevated rates among local youth (read the full …

It’s been about a century since the beginning of World War I, The Salvation Army invented the doughnut and so-called “Doughnut Girls” served the treat to military forces and The Salvation Army in Hancock wants you to celebrate with them. Events include a doughnut eating contest, a doughnut decorating contest, …

Lansing, Michigan – The Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) has partnered with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan Ag Council to raise awareness of the economic impact of restaurants using Michigan manufactured products. This is a group partnership that will be working together to recognize restaurants with …

Hancock-  The Copper Country Community Arts Center is hosting its first Second Saturday Coffee Talk on Saturday, June 10th at 11am. In these informal talks, artists will share their work and process. This Saturday’s artist is Karen Tembreull. Karen Tembreull has been harvesting local materials and making basketry forms since …

Lansing, Mich.—The Historical Society of Michigan announces the winners of its 2017 Upper Peninsula History Awards, which will be presented during its 68th annual Upper Peninsula History Conference in Iron River and Caspian, Mich., June 23-25, 2017. Each year, the Historical Society of Michigan presents two awards at the Upper …

The Portage Lake District Library has reached an agreement with the Chassell Township Board to provide library services to Chassell Township residents for an additional year. Last November, the Township voted to withdraw from membership in the Library District effective at the end of 2017, but this agreement ensures that …