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Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Spring Grant Funds are Available to Local Organizations

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation supports programs and projects initiated by other local non-profits in the region. Over the years the foundation has regularly dispersed grant funds in the fall and spring cycle. Recently Copper Shores has begun to accept requests for proposals for projects benefiting from the spring 2024 …

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Raise the Woof Comedy Show Returns Soon While the Copper Country Humane Society Celebrates 50 Years in the Community

Houghton Community Broadcasting’s 12 dogs of Christmas have wrapped up. And the community is only about a week away from the Raise the Woof Comedy show. This year the Rozsa center will fill with laughs. It will also fill with supporters helping the Copper Country Humane Society celebrate 50 years …

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Keweenaw Jiu-Jitsu Celebrates First Locally Trained Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in the Keweenaw Peninsula

After many years of hard work, dedication, and hours of teaching others his skills, Stan Myaskovskiy has earned a black belt in Jiu-jitsu. It is the highest rank any person can earn in jiu-jitsu as a martial art. Unlike other martial art forms, Jiu jiu-jitsu takes years to master. Most …

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Western Upper Peninsula Businesses Request State Aid Following Poor Start to Winter Tourism Season

Western Upper Peninsula businesses and communities are urging the state for assistance following a poor start to winter tourism. Yesterday the Lake Gogebic Chamber of Commerce and Explore Western U.P. published a release stating that the current El Nino winter has severely affected the number of tourists visiting the region …

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Keweenaw County Receives $50,000 for Development of an Emergency Operations Center from Rural Readiness Grant Program

Keweenaw County will receive 50000 dollars in grant funds from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Keweenaw County will receive 50,000 dollars from the rural readiness grant program, to support emergency services and plans for the Keweenaw County Emergency Operations Center. Keweenaw County has plans to build an …

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Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce Adds Several New Members to Board of Directors

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce will add several members to the chamber’s board of directors. Yesterday during an annual chamber membership meeting, the chamber of commerce opened the floor for candidates to share a little about themselves and how their professional experience may help the chamber’s mission. The Keweenaw Chamber …

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Veterans Gas and Grocery Cards are Available with UPCAP

UPCAP has opened sign-up for veterans taking advantage of the Veteran Food and Gas Cards program. Military veterans residing in the Upper Peninsula can begin applying for grocery and gas cards through UPCAP by contacting the organization. The program will disperse the cards to veterans on a first come first …

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Upper Peninsula County Poet Laureates Named for 2024 – 2026

Around the Upper Peninsula, many writers have chosen poetry as their primary literary art form. In the past, the region has had poet laureates named to represent the literary prowess of the Upper Peninsula, with many coming out of the Marquette area. In recent years poet laureate organizations have begun …

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Houghton City Council Approves 2023 Audit

Houghton has accepted Anderson and Tackman’s work on the city’s 2023 audit. Anderson, Tackman, and Company have worked with the city over several years to submit Houghton’s annual audit to the state of Michigan. “Becomes thereafter it is submitted to the state, the first meeting in January the council will …

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Keweenaw SparkPlug Award Nominations are Open

A new year brings the start to awards season across the nation. And the Keweenaw will certainly want to celebrate projects and achievements made by individuals and groups in the region. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards has officially opened nominations for the award dinner. Keweenaw Sparkplug …

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