BARAGA — Baraga Area Schools is seeking approval for a sinking fund millage on the May 5 ballot in Houghton and Baraga counties. It would run 10 years from 2027 to 2036 and levy taxpayers three mills ($3.00 per $1,000.) The fund would appropriate tax dollars to construct and repair ...

HANCOCK — Green means pet, yellow means ask and red means do not touch. These are the core tenants of how pet-consent worked at Copper Shores’s Puppy Parade which took place Wednesday evening in downtown Hancock. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of sexual assault and highlight ...

LANSING — A partisan, two-bill packaged was introduced in Lansing last week that, if passed, would establish and fund a state veterans cemetery in the Upper Peninsula, allowing U.P. veterans to interred closer to home. Currently, there are no state veterans cemeteries in Michigan. State ...

MARINETTE, WI — Marinette High School Principal Justin Bardowski, who lives in Menominee, was recently charged with disorderly conduct and battery after being placed on administrative leave from the school in January. Bardowski, 41, faces one count of battery, a Class A misdemeanor ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – The The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC) is conducting its seventh annual Keweenaw Clean-Up on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Individuals, groups and organizations are invited to the event. Bryce Holden, KORC marketing and Outreach Manager said as ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala said four of the county’s five townships are facing critical shortages of first responders. “Fortunately," said Pennala, "the Search & Rescue seems to be well-staffed right now, but particularly, what the county needs right now ...