News

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has a new leader. At its organizational meeting Saturday, the Tribal Council elected 14-year member Doreen Blaker as its new president. Blaker succeeds Kim Klopstein, who served one year in the position.  The council certified the results of last month’s election, and swore in members …

A Marquette man has avoided jail time for calling in a fake bomb threat to a hospital. Seventy-year-old Patrick Bassett was sentenced Monday in 96th District Court in Marquette. He pleaded guilty to a charge of malicious use of telecommunications services, after phoning the threat to UP Health System-Marquette last …

Leadership of the CLK Board of Education will remain the same this year. At their organizational meeting this week, board members re-elected Phyllis Locatelli as president, Jason Wickstrom as vice president, Melanie Parker as secretary, and Daniel Zubiena as treasurer. The board also accepted the resignation of Katie Bonacorsi as …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce brings back business development lunch and learn series to the community. The first Lunch and Learn presented by the chamber for 2023, will host Gary Kruzich from the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Business Department, to share strategies for digital marketing with Baraga County entrepreneurs …

The Portage Lake District Library’s floor redesign plans are taking a very big step forward this week. Library officials are inviting local contractors to an open house to begin looking into what it will take to complete work for phase one of the project. The first phase expects to complete …

Veteran Gale Eilola will take over as chair of the Baraga County Board of Commissioners. Eilola was voted into the top spot at last night’s meeting. Returning commissioner Brad Dakota was elected vice-chair. Eilola and Dakota are the only two holdovers from the previous board. Craig Kent and Chad Cichosz …

L’Anse is bringing back its Old Timers Hockey Tournament. The L’Anse Winter Classic will be played March 4th and 5th, and will be a fundraiser for Meadowbrook Arena.  The last installment of the tournament was played in 2015. It will be sponsored by the Baraga County Next Gen Team, which …

Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse encourages kids to get creative with a national poster contest, focusing on awareness for missing children’s cases. The 2023 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest promotes child safety, annually, by offering an opportunity to create a poster centered around the topic. The contest encourages …

The flu and respiratory illnesses are continuing to trend upward throughout Michigan and the western Upper Peninsula. Upper Peninsula Health Systems Portage continues to encourage residents, especially those working in medical facilities, receive their annual flu shot, and update other vaccinations. Throughout the flu season, the Center for Disease Control …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has opened a public comment period on requests to lease metallic mineral rights for parcels in Baraga, Iron, Dickinson and Marquette Counties. The requests have been filed by the Keweenaw Land Association.  Targeted areas include:• Nearly 600 acres in several separate parcels south and …