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UPDATE: It has been reported that the lane reduction has cleared on US – 41 from earlier this morning. An issue with a train between L’Anse and Baraga is causing alternating traffic lanes on US 41. Michigan Department of Transportation reported a notice that traffic lanes are alternating between north …

The UP Regional Blood Center says the need for all blood types is at a critical need. As the primary supplier of blood supplies to 13 Upper Peninsula hospitals the need has a far reach into many local communities. Blood donated at several sites throughout the region allows health workers …

Even a small difference can have the biggest impact. Copper Shores Community Health Foundation will begin accepting requests for proposals for small grant rewards. In 2023 the foundation supported six organizations with grants up to 2,500 dollars. Those funds supported projects that built the new Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home’s …

The national March for Meals celebration will have some local opportunities to support Meals on Wheels programs in the Copper Country. Each month of March Meals on Wheels has a nationwide celebration of senior nutrition programs that were added by the Older Americans Act. This year Copper Shores Meals on …

Relief may come to those impacted by the winter that wasn’t in Michigan. Yesterday Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office encouraged businesses in the Northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula to apply for federal funding from the Small Business Administration. Winter during the past season has greatly impacted several large seasonal economic …

The Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy announces its purchase and protection of 226 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula. SWP recently completed its purchase of the ecologically unique parcel that includes 3,100 feet of Lake Superior shoreline and over 3,000 feet of the Gratiot River. The partnership and land conservancy …

Updated guidelines for co-managed fishery resources in Michigan’s Great Lakes take effect for the next 24 years. The new Great  Lakes Fishing Degree was approved in August 2023 by the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan. Since the decree gained approval, the state of Michigan and tribal governments have been …

Protect the Porkies members spoke before the Michigan Strategic Fund last week regarding the Copperwood Mine in Gogebic County. Currently, the Michigan Strategic Fund is considering a 50 million dollar grant to Highland Copper for its project. The Protect the Porkies, started as a grassroots collection of residents concerned by …

Refusing to give up on winter was a driving factor behind this past weekend’s copper dog activities. Friday night saw a couple of hundred people fill up 5th Street to take in the warm March night, and howling huskies. Despite CopperDog canceling the full race formats the snow track returned …

Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition announces details for its Spring Benefit in April. KORC works throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula with the mission to protect the region with access for everyone, forever. During the year KORC volunteers and members work with state, county, and townships and other recreational outdoor clubs and organizations …