ONTONAGON — Ontonagon county officials and area political representatives are searching for a solution after Aspirus’s announcement last week it would be ending hospital and emergency room operations at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and transitioning a rural health clinic. 911 coverage in ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Calumet Township Board heard from a small group of concerned residents on the topic of short-term rentals during the public comment period of its regular monthly meeting Friday. They proposed that the board adopt an STR ordinance similar to that of the city of Hancock. Hancock’s Ordinance Number 307, section 99.05 states that an STR located with the city must be owner occupied and the owner must reside on the premises for the duration of the rental. Additionally, STRs must be licensed by the city under the Residential Property Code. A nine-page packet ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Township Board on Friday held three consecutive public hearings to receive comments regarding two proposed DNR grant requests, one for the Paul Lehto Baseball Diamond and for replacement of the roof of the Calumet Colosseum, and a request for an Industrial Facility Tax ...
HANCOCK — Partway through a forum on public saunas, Jim Kurtti asked the crowd how many had gone to Finland, and then how many had gone to a public sauna. For both, about a third of the people, raised their hands. “So you’ve become believers … it’s not just sweating,” said ...
HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Kellogg Youth Fund’s Spring 2024 scholarship and grants application period is set to close on March 16. When the Kellogg Youth Foundation established the fund, contributing $500,000, the foundation issued a challenge to the Keweenaw ...
The Ontonagon Conservation District is currently accepting orders for their spring 2024 Tree and Plant Sale fundraiser. The district is offering garden and wildlife plants including apple, crabapple, pear, plum, and cherry trees along with hazelnuts, balsam fir, hemlock, cedar, tamarack, white spruce, oak (red and bur), chestnut, white and red pine. There are also a variety of fruit plants including blueberry, grape, raspberry, strawberry, elderberry, serviceberry, and highbush cranberry. Other garden plant offerings include roses, peony, lilacs, potatoes, horseradish, rhubarb and ...
