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EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County property owners and residents will have their final opportunity to shape the peninsula's long-term growth policies this afternoon as a mandatory 63-day public review period comes to a close amid some public confusion. The Keweenaw County Planning Commission has scheduled a formal public hearing for 4 p.m. today at the courthouse in Eagle River. The session is designated to document public comment on the updated draft of the Keweenaw County Master Plan before the commission forwards its final recommendations to the County Board. The timing of the hearing arrives at…

Supporting nutrition

HOUGHTON — The BHK Child Development Board has received a $98,000 grant to improve its Fresh Food and Nutritional Wellness…

Rising from the ashes

LAURIUM — The Village of Laurium has announced it will be holding the Grand Opening for the new Laurium Public…

Ready for duty

LANSING — Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 10 state troopers who graduated Friday afternoon from the…

Looking to cut the increase

MARQUETTE — State Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking state regulators to sharply reduce a proposed Upper Peninsula Power Co.…

Celebrating Family & Freedom

CHASSELL — The posters advertising Saturday's Family Freedom Festival in Chassell, promised an "afternoon full of fun and information." Judging…

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Blueprint for tomorrow

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County property owners and residents will have their final opportunity to shape the peninsula's long-term growth policies this afternoon as a mandatory 63-day public review period comes to a close amid some public confusion. The Keweenaw County Planning Commission has scheduled a formal public hearing for 4 p.m. today at…

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Dear Annie

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I have a best friend whom I love dearly, and we have…

Did/will you travel on a vacation this summer?
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A Small Community Divided Editor: Here in Carp Lake Township, we are seeing a trend that should concern all of us: our small community is becoming divided. What is causing that division? In my view, much of it comes down to local politics and the way some local government business is being handled. Local…

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In our opinion: A Gazette Editorial

Labor Day is often regarded as the unofficial end of summer, one last long weekend — a final trip to the camp or a backyard gathering. But the holiday also gives us an opportunity to pause and remember what Labor Day is really about — honoring the American worker. Our communities do not run…

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Richard Andrews

PAINESDALE — Richard A. "Dicky" Andrews, 85, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the UP Health System- Portage Hospital shortly after being admitted. Richard was born on October 5, 1940, in Trimountain, to the late Thomas and Irene (Raisanen) Andrews. He was raised in Painesdale and was a graduate…