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The Houghton City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 12th on the proposed budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.  The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers at 5:30pm. The budget runs from 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2020.  The subject of the hearing will be the proposed …

Two incumbents will remain on the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s Board of Education. Hancock’s Dale Kero and Gale Eilola of Pelkie were re-elected for six-year terms beginning on July 1st. The Biennial Election was held on Monday at the CCISD Service Center in Hancock.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has the go ahead from voters to purchase a medical marijuana grow and dispensary business. The proposal was approved during a referendum election on Saturday by a vote of 217-155. The $4 million needed to make the investment will come from the Elder’s Trust Fund. …

The following press release was issued by the Keweenaw Community Foundation: Hancock, Michigan— The Keweenaw Community Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary on the 13th of April 2019 at the Miscowaubik Club in Calumet. Established in 1994 the Keweenaw Community Foundation has served Houghton and Keweenaw counties for the past 25 years, …

Road construction projects are in full swing and can be found just about anywhere in the Copper Country. M-26 will be closed about a mile and half west of Copper Harbor starting Monday as crews replace a culvert. Traffic is being detoured onto US-41 until Friday. Motorists will find one …

The owners of the historic Laurium Manor Inn are celebrating 30 years in business and are inviting the public to come celebrate with them. Dave and Julie Sprenger purchased the abandoned manor in 1989 and began restoring it. They started with six guest rooms in one mansion and have now …

One man is seriously injured after a rollover accident in Marquette County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post were dispatched to the area of Forestville Road and Wright Street on Sunday around 4:30am. A 21-year-old Marquette man was found alone, trapped inside the vehicle. He was extricated from …

Staff and patients at the new UP Health System—Marquette are settling into their facility.  Over 100 patients were moved safely to the new hospital on West Baraga Avenue on Sunday in only a few hours. “We are pleased to have successfully completed our move into our new hospital,” said Brian …

UPDATE: Danforth Road in Delta County is now open after it was closed following a collision between a truck and a train. 41-year-old Adam LaFave out of Escanaba was treated and released from UP Health System—Marquette. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Gladstone Post say LaFave was driving a dump …

Starting in 2020, drivers in Michigan will be able to opt out of personal injury protection or choose less coverage under the state’s new auto insurance reform law. The bipartisan bill was signed Thursday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer after being approved by both the State House and Senate last week. …