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In Brief: Wednesday

Keweenaw County Board meeting tonight EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners regular May meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, May 20, in the second floor of the Courthouse. Agenda items for discussion include the consideration of a partnership with ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters honored

HOUGHTON — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula has been recognized as a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Pinnacle Award Winner for program impact and excellence in 2025. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council selects agencies for excellence in the ...

Setting it straight

Regarding an article in April 22, Daily Mining Gazette entitled "Help Wanted," the date for this year's Pitch in for Parks in Hancock is Wednesday, May 6.

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Range Lions Club gives back SOUTH RANGE — At its April meeting, the Range Lions Club continued its tradition of giving back to the community. This month the Lions: • Donated $300 to the Helmuth M. Steinhilb Memorial Scholarship Fund to be given to a local Jeffers High School Senior who ...

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Garden Giveaway HOUGHTON–In honor of Houghton's effort to become the first Bird City in the Upper Peninsula, the Wild Ones Keweenaw Chapter is giving away a limited number of free native plant gardens. Houghton residents will have an advantage, but all Keweenaw gardeners are welcome to ...

KNHPAC to meet

CALUMET TOWNHIP – The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission has scheduled its quarterly meeting for Tues. April 28 at 1 p.m. at the park headquarters on Red Jacket Road. “This is our first meeting after the retirement of (KNHP) Superintendent Wendy Davis,” KNHPAC ...