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Houghton band reaches Top 10 on America’s Next Top Hitmaker

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Mr. Cesar & The Lucha Tones, a Houghton-based surf rock band, have reached the Top 10 in a competition with America’s Next Top Hitmaker. The winner of the competition will receive $10,000, a feature in Rolling Stone magazine, and the opportunity to perform at Rolling Stone’s Future of ...

Viable Option

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ONTONAGON — The sudden closure of Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital earlier this year left Baraga County Memorial Hospital as the closest hospital for Ontonagon residents seeking emergency care and many other services. Thursday night, BCMH administrators and providers spoke to a crowd of about ...

Public proposes changes for parks

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By Mary Christine Stevens For the Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council hosted a Neighborhood Parks Planning Open House on Wednesday. The open house, led by City Manager Eric Waara, was open to the public. City planners were hoping to get feedback on some proposed changes ...

Keweenaw County hears of Community Resilience Center

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EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board on Wednesday learned of a potential grant opportunity for the Emergency Operations Center through a partnership between the Keweenaw Community Foundation and the Western U.P. Planning and Development Region. Robin Meneguzzo, KCF executive director, ...

Children reel them in at Fish with a Ranger event

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Chassell — The Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club and the Keweenaw National Historical Society held a fishing event Friday afternoon. Fish with a Ranger was a joint event funded by a grant from the National Park Service. The organizations provided supervision and equipment for children ...

UP hunting laws to change

Outdoors

Michigan’s Natural Resource Committee announced last week that some changes are coming to the Upper Peninsula’s hunting laws. Members of the committee met to discuss and vote on 10 amendments that could have a big impact for hunters this coming November.  One of these amendments would ...