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Artists share work inspired by Island

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HANCOCK — The impact of Keweenaw County’s Silver Island on three area artists will be on display and the public will given the opportunity to meet the artists at an event in Hancock tomorrow. The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) will host the Silver Island Artists in Residence from 2 to 4 p.m. ...

Out of control

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LOS ANGELES — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the ...

Jimmy Carter laid to rest

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political ...

Hancock to host snow sculpture competition

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HANCOCK — An 8-by-8 block of snow will be the canvas for artists to demonstrate their talents in Hancock later this month. The Hancock Downtown Development Authority approved up to $14,000 for a snow sculpting competition drawing national competitors, which is scheduled for Feb. 21-23. ...

McBroom calls foul on egg law

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LANSING — Many residents throughout the Keweenaw have made it known that many are displeased with the immediate aftermath of Michigan’s Cage-Free Egg Law which requires all eggs sold within the state to abide by its cage-free standards. Egg shelves were empty or sparse in the first couple ...

January is Finnish-American Heritage Month

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HANCOCK — In 2017, Scott Dianda, then a state representative, introduced House Resolution 7, in the Lansing Legislature. The resolution’s intention was to declare January as Finnish-American Heritage Month. The resolution won approval in the House on Jan. 12. A similar resolution, House ...