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Keweenaw County Board meeting tonight EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners regular May meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, May 20, in the second floor of the Courthouse. Agenda items for discussion include the consideration of a partnership with Marquette Community Corrections and the Articles of Incorporation for Keweenaw Heartlands Community Forest. Jay Parent will speak to the Board on the Saving Buffalo Reef Project. There will be two periods during the meeting reserved for public comment. Trail work From Ripley to Dollar ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters honored

HOUGHTON — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula has been recognized as a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Pinnacle Award Winner for program impact and excellence in 2025. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council selects agencies for excellence in the ...

Setting it straight

Regarding an article in April 22, Daily Mining Gazette entitled "Help Wanted," the date for this year's Pitch in for Parks in Hancock is Wednesday, May 6.

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Range Lions Club gives back SOUTH RANGE — At its April meeting, the Range Lions Club continued its tradition of giving back to the community. This month the Lions: • Donated $300 to the Helmuth M. Steinhilb Memorial Scholarship Fund to be given to a local Jeffers High School Senior who will attend college this fall • Donated $200 to the Adams Township School District Foundation • Donated $100 to the Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation For more information on the Range Lions Club, visits its Facebook page.

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Garden Giveaway HOUGHTON–In honor of Houghton's effort to become the first Bird City in the Upper Peninsula, the Wild Ones Keweenaw Chapter is giving away a limited number of free native plant gardens. Houghton residents will have an advantage, but all Keweenaw gardeners are welcome to apply. Winning gardens will be installed in front yards or boulevard strips between the sidewalk and street, so everyone can appreciate their beauty and value to birds and other wildlife. For more information and to apply, visit keweenaw.wildones.org. Apply before May 15.

KNHPAC to meet

CALUMET TOWNHIP – The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission has scheduled its quarterly meeting for Tues. April 28 at 1 p.m. at the park headquarters on Red Jacket Road. “This is our first meeting after the retirement of (KNHP) Superintendent Wendy Davis,” KNHPAC ...