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The State of Michigan will create a committee of industry experts to help guide development of the mining industry. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4227 into law yesterday, officially creating the Committee on Michigan’s Mining Future. Introduced by state Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) in February, the committee will make …

As received from Aspirus: Aspirus At Home has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20 percent of all eligible SHP clients for the 2018 calendar year. The annual SHPBest™ award program …

The new Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force will hold its first meeting this afternoon in Marquette. The 1:00 session at the Northern Center Ballroom will be open to the public. One of the first orders of business will be to establish a series of listening sessions across the U.P., to …

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel are scheduled to apply lampricides to several waterways in the Keweenaw today. Areas set for treatment include the Trap Rock River and Hungarian Creek, and the area offshore from the Trap Rock River in Houghton County, and Eliza Creek and the area offshore from …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will open its regular monthly meeting this afternoon with a public hearing about the county’s Revolving Loan Fund. The fund uses federal dollars that are funneled through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to provide loans for small businesses. Today’s meeting starts at 5:00 at …

NOTE – THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE BARAGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ OPPOSITION TO THE KBIC’S REQUEST TO BE GIVEN CONTROL OF WATER QUALITY ON THE L’ANSE RESERVATION. That open seat on the Baraga County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees will remain vacant for at least another …

An accused criminal has escaped from custody in Chippewa County, and could be headed to our area. Jeremy Ross Marjamaa had been arrested on drug and forgery charges. Deputies from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department say he cut his tether on Sunday, and apparently got a ride from an older …

There was more water in Lake Superior last month than has ever been recorded in any June since monitoring began in 1918. Data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows that the water level surged three inches past the previous June high-water mark, which was established in 1985. The …

Gasoline prices in our region fell by about six cents per gallon last week. AAA-Michigan reports that the average cost of a gallon of unleaded in Marquette was $2.70 at week’s end, compared with $2.76 a week earlier. That’s 17 cents per gallon less than the price a month ago, …

A Houghton native is part of the newest class of Michigan Conservation Officers to be deployed across the state. Byron Parks has been assigned to Ontonagon County. In a release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Parks said he saw conservation officers assisting with relief efforts after last year’s …