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Customer Appreciation Day coming for Fine Line Tires

HOUGHTON — Fine Line Tire will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with three days of sales events and its second annual Customer Appreciation Day. The sales will take place from July 17 through July 19 and will include instant rebates, the lowest prices of the year on tires, and discounted ...

Zoning, Master Plan of interest in Baraga Township

Baraga — The Zoning Ordinance and Master Plan were the primary subjects of discussion during the Baraga Township Board meeting Thursday. It was brought up during the public comments section and was of the greatest interest to those in attendance. The Planning Commission has requested ...

Youth take to the skies

HOUGHTON — The beginning of the Aviation courses for Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program will commence Monday. The focus of this round of courses at the university’s program will instruct 20 students partaking on what it takes to become a pilot, including the exams and tests ...

Run the Keweenaw Festival of Trails this weekend

Run the Keweenaw 2024 is coming up this weekend, with registration on July 12 and races beginning on July 13. This annual ‘Festival of Trails’ offers a variety of races to choose from. Participants can take one of many competitive scenic routes, like the 10K Copper Harbor Trails ...

Statewide absentee voting numbers up over 2020

LANSING — With less than a month left before the August primary, nearly 6,000 Copper Country voters have submitted applications for absentee ballots. Statewide, more than 1.5 million voters have requested absentee ballots and more than 178,000 have filled out and submitted them, according ...

PLDL holding informational sessions on millage request

HOUGHTON — Ahead of the August primary, the Portage Lake District Library will hold three informational sessions for the public about the library’s upcoming millage renewal measure. People will be able to learn more about the ballot question and operational millage, and also hear more ...