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Ride safe and smart

CALUMET — A pair of fires, presumably caused by electric bicycles, occurred this month in the Upper Peninsula. According to media reports, on Saturday a building was set ablaze on Mackinac Island and another fire, caused when an electric bike exploded, happened five days earlier in ...

Showcase of Excellence

HANCOCK – Hancock Public Schools is hosting a public open house today at the High School/ Middle School, calling the event the Spring Showcase of Excellence. Hancock Superintendent Chris Salani said the event is an opportunity for Hancock residents, as well as all residents within the ...

Leroy Keranen remembered

TORRENCE, CA — A memorial service will be held in California and online Saturday for Leroy Keranen, a Copper Country native, who despite spending most of his life in California, had a history of philanthropy to the area where he grew up. Keranen, a Michigan Tech alumni, died January 28 in ...

Getting a boost

HANCOCK — MTEC SmartZone’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program (AMMP) has selected the 2026 cohorts. CaptureTech, her.HAT, PileVision, Optical Quantum Technologies, SinusBath and ZiTech will participate in SmartZone’s Three-month intensive business preparation program which ...

Valuable training

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Last Friday, the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office participated in a joint ice rescue training exercise in Lac La Belle, along with the Lac La Belle Volunteer Fire Department, Keweenaw Search & Rescue, the U.S Coast Guard Station Portage, and the Michigan Department of ...

DNR seeks tips about dead eagles

NEWBERRY — Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials have asked for the public’s help in determining what happened to five bald eagles found dead in Delta County’s Garden Peninsula. According to a DNR press release, the eagle carcasses were recovered between April 3-17 in a ...