L’ANSE — With the closure of Ontonagon’s hospital and emergency department, nearby hospitals are preparing for additional patient care. Effective Saturday, Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital reduced operations to a rural health clinic operating five days a week. Aspirus had announced the ...
HOUGHTON — At a presentation Friday, Houghton County business owners heard about a recently opened Small Business Administration disaster loan program and other programs that could assist them in keeping their business going after an uncommonly warm winter. The Michigan Economic ...
EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board on Wednesday reviewed a letter drafted by county attorney Chuck Miller last month to governmental authorities regarding an Ahmeek manufacturer. At the regular March meeting, the Board approved Miller to write a letter to Michigan Department of ...
SOUTH RANGE — A fire at a South Range house Wednesday night caused extensive smoke damage, but is not expected to result in the loss of the building. A passerby spotted the fire at the intersection of Trimountain and Globe avenues about 7:20 p.m., and notified the department. Members were ...
HUBBELL — The public comment period is underway for a permit related to a planned seaplane facility in Hubbell. A 20-day comment period started Monday for the floating dock to be used by Isle Royale Seaplanes at its new location. In the application, site owner Bill Siler said the ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received harsh criticism from attendees of a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed leasing of 10,000-plus acres of mineral rights across public lands in multiple Upper Peninsula counties to the Keweenaw Land Association. In the public comment period of the hearing, opposition to Keweenaw Land’s lease proposal was unanimous, and was critical of both the DNR and the KLA. Matt Fry, manager of the DNR Minerals Management Division, said the public hearing was to discuss the metallic minerals direct lease application for 10,631 acres of ...
