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The Fourth of July Committee of the South Range Business Association is looking for more floats for the upcoming 4th of July parade. This is open to businesses, organizations and the public to design a float and participate in this year’s 4th of July parade at 2pm in South Range. …

School districts would no longer have to provide paid leave for employees that use that time to do union work, under legislation being considered by state lawmakers. Senate Republican Marty Knollenberg says the bill would ensure taxpayer dollars stay in the classroom and out of the hands of union lobbyists. …

A Michigan Legislative committee today will consider a measure that repeals the mandatory minimum sentence for a first time conviction on a felony firearm charge. The bill effectively gives more sentencing discretion to judges, and also allows judges to hand down a sentence consecutively with other sentences. It’s part of …

Local governments would get first crack at buying used snow plows from the state under a bill due for a vote in the Michigan House. Right now the state puts old equipment up for auction on a state-run website called MI Bid. Some local governments, particularly in the U. P., …

A Michigan House committee is debating who should be on the hook to pay to get rid of bed bugs if there’s an infestation – the landlord or the tenant. A bill currently before the House Judiciary Committee would put the onus on the tenant. But some lawmakers question if …

$32,000 goal to secure matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Calumet Township today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The campaign will support the re-purposing of a historic manufacturing site, The Drill Shop, into …

A 52-year-old Lake Linden man spent the weekend in the Ontonagon County jail after being found in his car in a ditch early Friday morning.  Ontonagon County sheriff’s deputies tell us they found Randell Keeling behind the wheel of the car along M-26 near M-38.  They say Keeling became assaultive as they removed …

A new road maintenance project gets underway today in Ontonagon County. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be replacing the US-45 culvert over the east branch of the Baltimore River south of Bruce Crossing. The project will require lane closures under flag control and a temporary signal. Work on the …

Multiple studies have shown that domestic abusers often seek to manipulate or intimidate their victims by threatening or harming their pets. U.S. Senators Gary Peters as co-sponsored the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, to protect victims of domestic violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts or threats …

The Keweenaw Young Professionals are inviting the community to get in on the ground floor of a new social app called Gather KYP will be hosting a special meet-up at The Continental Fire Co tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. The group says they will now be able to connect in …