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Calumet Township adopts ordinance on retail sales

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CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Township Board announced today the adoption of Ordinance No. 46, which allows for retail sales in manufacturing-industrial districts without restriction. The ordinance was adopted after a public hearing held on Dec. 28 at the Board’s regular monthly meeting, and ...

BLAST KILLS TECH STUDENT

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HOUGHTON — A Michigan Technological University student was one of four family members, including two Tech alumni, killed in a home explosion last week in Washtenaw County. Tech senior Kenny Bragg, his sister Elizabeth Bragg, and his parents Don and Hope Bragg were killed Saturday in the ...

Vehicle stolen in Keweenaw County

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GRANT TOWNSHIP — At about 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, a black 2015 Nissan Pathfinder was stolen from Superior Street in Lac La Belle, according to a release from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle has a white Sayen’s plate on the front bumper, with the Michigan registration ...

A Nordic chill

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HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers plummeted as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a cold spell grips the Nordic region. Cold and snow disrupted transportation throughout the region, including in ...

Trash talk

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The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has announced Jan. 8 as the initiation date for the new Materials Management Plan. This will begin the MMP approval and development process, beginning with identifying the County Approval Agency through submitting a Notice of Intent, which ...

UPPCO urges caution around area hydroelectric reservoirs

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UPPCO release Marquette — As winter settles in across the region, Upper Peninsula Power Company will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs to prepare for melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2024. UPPCO’s hydroelectric project licenses are issued by the ...