EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County has been awarded a $50,000 Rural Readiness Grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Rural Prosperity for a County Emergency Operations Center, Sheriff Curt Pennala announced in a Thursday morning release. The Keweenaw ...
ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — Allouez Township is facing several challenges after the Board accepted without comment the resignation of Becky Butala as Township Clerk at its regular January meeting Wednesday evening. Butala stepped down from the position during a special meeting of the Board on Monday in response to criticism stemming from delays in completing the 2023 Township audit as a result of the township’s inaccurate financial record-keeping. During the Wednesday meeting, the Board found itself hampered in its ability to conduct routine matters, such as paying bills, without a clerk. ...
HOUGHTON — Registration and nominations are now open for the Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards Dinner, which will be held Thursday, March 21, at the Memorial Union Ballroom in Houghton. The Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards is a celebration that recognizes local businesses, ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — Sean Gohman, executive director of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission, announced the Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program for 2024. Gohman spoke at the KNHPAC’s regular quarterly meeting, at the Park Headquarters building, on Tuesday. With the ...
L’ANSE — In a brief meeting Monday, the L’Anse Village Council approved a liquor license for an upcoming hockey tournament. The Old Timers’ Winter Classic Hockey Tournament will be held Feb. 17-18 at Meadowbrook Arena. “It’s pretty fun,” said Council President William ...
L’ANSE — Baraga County will be able to make additional improvements at Point Abbaye. The county received a $300,000 grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the nature site, clerk Wendy Goodreau told the county board at its meeting Monday. The next phase will include ...
