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Calumet Township adopts ordinance on retail sales

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Township Board announced today the adoption of Ordinance No. 46, which allows for retail sales in manufacturing-industrial districts without restriction. The ordinance was adopted after a public hearing held on Dec. 28 at the Board’s regular monthly meeting, and ...

BLAST KILLS TECH STUDENT

HOUGHTON — A Michigan Technological University student was one of four family members, including two Tech alumni, killed in a home explosion last week in Washtenaw County. Tech senior Kenny Bragg, his sister Elizabeth Bragg, and his parents Don and Hope Bragg were killed Saturday in the ...

Vehicle stolen in Keweenaw County

GRANT TOWNSHIP — At about 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, a black 2015 Nissan Pathfinder was stolen from Superior Street in Lac La Belle, according to a release from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle has a white Sayen’s plate on the front bumper, with the Michigan registration ...

Trash talk

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has announced Jan. 8 as the initiation date for the new Materials Management Plan. This will begin the MMP approval and development process, beginning with identifying the County Approval Agency through submitting a Notice of Intent, which ...

UPPCO urges caution around area hydroelectric reservoirs

UPPCO release Marquette — As winter settles in across the region, Upper Peninsula Power Company will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs to prepare for melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2024. UPPCO’s hydroelectric project licenses are issued by the ...

MTU delegation works with the world at climate change conference

Delegations from 199 countries and over 100,000 people gathered Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023 in Dubai for the UN climate change conference, known as the 28th Conference of the Parties or COP28. At this annual gathering, the delegates from around the world gathers to create global climate action ...