HANCOCK — It’s Michael Babcock’s favorite time of the year, even if the people around him get a little annoyed. Babcock, director of marketing and donor relations for Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, gets a push notification every time a new donation comes in for Giving ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Area Historical Society invites the community to two special events this holiday season. An open house is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the museum at 1364 River St. in Niagara. The society will present slide shows of the Niagara Skating ...

HANCOCK — The 413 Hancock water customers who received a letter Wednesday about unidentified service line material shouldn’t be alarmed, City Manager Mary Babcock told the Hancock City Council Wednesday night. The letters are part of an ongoing directive from the Department of ...

GLADSTONE — The aftermath of the charter-changing vote in the city of Gladstone is just beginning. Since the city was forced to stop collecting special assessments, likely consequences the residents may see are either a reduction in services like road maintenance and snowplowing or a ...

ESCANABA — 20 local, random residents were pulled over Thursday for traffic violations, but they were given a turkey instead of a ticket. Elmer’s County Market partnered with Escanaba Public Safety and Great Lakes Wealth Advisors on Thursday to give turkeys to unsuspecting ...

HANCOCK — Supermarkets, radio stations, homeowners — all have their own standards for marking the start of the Christmas season. Hancock has its own answer, co-signed by families from around the area: It begins when Santa Claus rides down Quincy Street on a fire truck, hops off at ...