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STR ordinance proposed to Calumet Township

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Calumet Township Board heard from a small group of concerned residents on the topic of short-term rentals during the public comment period of its regular monthly meeting Friday. They proposed that the board adopt an STR ordinance similar to that of the city of ...

Calumet Township passes three resolutions

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Township Board on Friday held three consecutive public hearings to receive comments regarding two proposed DNR grant requests, one for the Paul Lehto Baseball Diamond and for replacement of the roof of the Calumet Colosseum, and a request for an Industrial Facility Tax ...

Heating up: Attendees discuss possibility of a public sauna at Hancock forum

HANCOCK — Partway through a forum on public saunas, Jim Kurtti asked the crowd how many had gone to Finland, and then how many had gone to a public sauna. For both, about a third of the people, raised their hands. “So you’ve become believers … it’s not just sweating,” said ...

YAC talks Spring Youth Fund cycle

HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Kellogg Youth Fund’s Spring 2024 scholarship and grants application period is set to close on March 16. When the Kellogg Youth Foundation established the fund, contributing $500,000, the foundation issued a challenge to the Keweenaw Community ...

Orders accepted for spring tree sale

The Ontonagon Conservation District is currently accepting orders for their spring 2024 Tree and Plant Sale fundraiser. The district is offering garden and wildlife plants including apple, crabapple, pear, plum, and cherry trees along with hazelnuts, balsam fir, hemlock, cedar, tamarack, ...