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NEW YORK — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses. The markets are now building on that goodwill as the customers that became regulars and the vendors who set ...

Jim Enrietti’s Diamond Jubilee has a goal in mind

CALUMET — Celebrating 75 years of playing music on stage, Grammy nominee and inductee of Michigan Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame Jim Enrietti and his World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band is performing a free concert at the Calumet Theatre on July 8. While the concert is billed as ...

Community competition

STANTON TOWNSHIP — The 69th annual Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Association tournament began with 50-degree temperatures and fog on Saturday, but the inclement weather did not stop the fire departments from across four counties. This year, the tournament was hosted by the Stanton ...

Covington man pleads guilty in fatal wreck

HOUGHTON — The driver in a November crash that killed two passengers in Chassell Township pleaded no contest in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday morning. Ryan Orzechowicz, 34, of Covington is charged with two counts of operating under the influence - causing death, which carry a ...

Growing challenge: Mental health a concern for local school-age children, too

HOUGHTON COUNTY — There is a growing — and unmet — need for mental and behavioral health services for children and youth across the country, according to a report from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). According to the report, Comprehensive School-Based Mental and ...

Michigan focuses on preserving Medicaid eligibility

MDHHS release LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is taking new actions to preserve Medicaid eligibility for those residents who must complete renewal forms by the end of June. The additional MDHHS efforts to help Michiganders keep their coverage are ...