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Hancock parks could be on their way to getting help for improvements and renovations. Last night, the Hancock City Council approved to establish the Parks and Recreation Expansion Fund through the Keweenaw Community Foundation. The council allocated $10,000 from the budget to the endowment which will be used to preserve …

Calumet High School is one of the best in the country. That’s according to a list compiled by Newsweek Magazine. This week, the CLK Board of Education announced that Calumet High School was ranked 497th out of more than 14,000 schools in the country. The rankings highlight schools that do …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in September fell to its lowest level in more than six years. According to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the state’s jobless rate dipped over the month by .2% to 7.2 percent, the lowest in Michigan since the March 2008 rate of 7.1 percent. Total …

Michigan Tech’s Keweenaw Research Center is partnering with another organization to do their part in finding solutions to the U.P.’s energy efficiency issues. Along with the Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission, the KRC is looking to research affordable energy options for industrial parks. This week, the collaboration …

Big changes are coming for all Shopko Hometown stores, including locations in Calumet and L’Anse. The department store chain will now accept the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income families and individuals have access to the food they need. Shopko also announced renovations and expansion of its grocery department …

The clean up of the former Calumet and Hecla Power Plant site is complete and now, it’s time to see what it looks like. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding an open house tomorrow at the Lake Linden Village Hall at 4 o’clock for community members to see the …

LifePoint Hospitals has a new Vice President of Human Relations. Senior Marquette General HR Director Ruth Solinski has been promoted to position, where she will oversee the human resource departments of the three LifePoint hospitals. Market President Jim Bogan says Solinski is an incredible leader and has 20 years of …

The job market for new college graduates is red hot. A Michigan State University Survey says that after several years of modest growth, hiring is expected to jump a whopping 16 percent for newly minted degree-holders in 2014-15. That’s far better than the two and four percent increases predicted in …

Workers’ Compensation rates are on the decline in the state. Michigan Workers’ Compensation Director Kevin Elsenheimer says businesses in Michigan have saved more than 277 million dollars since 2011. The decrease in costs to business this year is 6.5 percent, and the lower payment will take effect January first. Elsenheimer …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation into law that sponsors say will ensure immediate jail time for repeat offenders of Michigan’s laws against driving while under the influence of drugs. The measure is in response to the deaths of Russell Ward and Koby Raymo of Avoca who were killed in …