L’ANSE — A new fee schedule for soil erosion and sedimentation control permits will take effect on Sept. 1 in Baraga County. These permits are required for any “earth changes” that disturb an acre or more or are within 500 feet of a lake or stream. “We’re just catching up to the ...
HANCOCK — With the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) back on its feet after the flood, it is now assisting in the Copper Country’s long-term response. When the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) found out about the flood, it contacted WUPPDR ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a rental cabin in Trout Lake in Chippewa County on a report of a shooting at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday. Responding troopers secured the scene and took one suspect into custody. One deceased ...
HANCOCK — Tech innovations were front and center at August’s 1 Million Cups meeting, featuring geo-archiving for federal flood relief funding and 3-D printing circuits. Two businesses pitched their ideas last week to the community and other interested entrepreneurs at The Finnish American ...
EAGLE RIVER — Edge Consulting Engineers has determined the cell tower at the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office in Eagle River is no longer safe and needs to be replaced. In a report to the County Board of tower inspections performed at Eagle River and Mount Horace Greeley in May, Ann ...
ONTONAGON — All local millages and proposals on the Aug. 7 ballot were passed by county voters in the primary election. Overall, the county road millage and Commission on Aging millage were approved. The referendum for the county’s Commission on Aging passed 1,121-229. The road millage ...
HOUGHTON — In response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denial of individual assistance funding for areas impacted by June 17 flash flooding, the office of Gov. Rick Snyder is appealing the decision. An appeal takes into account new information and follows the same steps as ...
PELKIE - The young and young-at-heart took the stage to display their skills at the Baraga County Fair talent show, “Baraga's Got Talent” on Sunday. Of the eight contestants, the senior competitor was 67-year-old Linda Kinnunen. Kinnunen read from her collection of essays, “Memories of ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University unveiled its Maritime Autonomy Research Site Friday, which the university hopes will spur new developments in unmanned research vessels. The site, located at the Great Lakes Research Center, is believed to be the first freshwater testing spot of ...
If Charles Brush wanted to sell miners’ supplies at his sutler’s store at Fort Wilkins, to clothe, feed, and equip miners and prospectors, it only made John Hays’ job that much easier. Hays, who was the agent of the Pittsburgh and Boston Copper Harbor Mining Company, was directing mining ...
HOUGHTON — Hancock resident and Baraga school teacher Gregory Markkanen beat out three other Republican candidates for the 110th District House seat in Tuesday’s primary and will face Democrat Ken Summers in the November general election. Summers ran unopposed. Markkanen, who is a former ...
I was being dragged across the wood chip floored arena by an 1100 pound steer but I wasn't afraid. I was embarrassed and ticked off. Curly was misbehaving at the worst time. It was the UP State Fair. I was 9 years old and wearing borrowed cowboy boots and belt buckle. We had practiced at our ...
HANCOCK — Emily Gochis has been appointed as the director of the MiSTEM network in Region 16 of Michigan, which covers Keweenaw, Houghton, Ontonagon, Baraga and Gogebic counties. "The sixteenth is the best," Gochis said. Gochis has been a high school teacher, worked in outdoor education, ...
ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Providing college scholarships and enhancing the district's curriculum are the primary ways donations and contributions to the Adams Township School District Foundation provide opportunities to students. The latest project the foundation is looking into is CNC (Computer ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for individuals and households has been denied for Houghton, Gogebic and Menominee Counties. The denial comes following a declaration for public assistance last week. “Based on our review of all the information ...
BARAGA — The Baraga Area Schools (BAS) proposal for a sinking fund was turned down by voters at Tuesday's vote by a narrow margin, 232-210. A sinking fund is a way for schools in Michigan to pay for safety and technology improvements or repair and construction of buildings with a millage ...
L'ANSE — L'Anse Township tax assessor Jim Fedie revealed the basics of a draft letter from Renewable Energy Systems (RES) outlining a tax revenue guarantee for the Summit Lake Wind Project. The draft agreement states that at least 80 percent of currently projected tax revenue would be paid ...
ADAMS TOWNSHIP — An abandoned meth lab was discovered by workers cutting trees along the power lines near Baltic Wednesday. The Houghton County Sheriff Department was called to the scene and confirmed the site was in fact a meth lab, according to a release. The site was located in a ...
HOUGHTON — Ken Summers was declared the winner of the Democratic primary in the 110th House District with 100 percent of the vote, according to Summers’ campaign manager, Simon Foster. Summers is seeking to replace Representative Scott Dianda, who has reached his term limit and is running ...
HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region had been talking about moving out of its Houghton location for years, said Executive Director Jerry Wuorenmaa. The timeline got accelerated with June 17’s flood, which destroyed WUPPDR’s offices on Lakeshore Drive in ...