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Gladstone talks ­charter change

GLADSTONE — The City of Gladstone will have to deal with not only the aftermath of the recent election, in which citizens voted to do away with special assessments, but also the possibility of further changes to the charter — either by the City Commission’s doing or yet more citizen ...

Local vets gather for Veterans Day event

ESCANABA — Veterans Day ceremonies were held across the nation on Monday to honor and thank American military service members. The one organized by the Delta County Veterans Council, the Vet Center and the Upper Peninsula Military Museum took place at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of ...

Camp teaches new hunters how to handle deer kills

L’ANSE — The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission and Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department collaborated together to host the fourth Waawaashkeshi (Deer) Camp on Nov. 9 to teach new hunters of all ages ...

Many hands made Schoolcraft County’s trails a reality

MANISTIQUE — An extremely well-maintained trail system in Schoolcraft County was designed to offer recreational and educational opportunities for people of all ages. A few miles northeast of Manistique, the Environmental Education Lab has pathways accessible to wheelchairs and hosts events ...

Locals participate in Women’s March

HOUGHTON — Chanting “Don’t go back,” more than 40 Copper Country residents demonstrated in support of women’s rights in the latest Women’s March, joining hundreds of others held around the country. The marches have been held nationally, and in Houghton, since 2017, when more than ...

Two Michigan sites added to National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, a National Park Service program, recently listed two additional Michigan sites, the Erastus and Sarah Hussey Store and House and Oak Hill Cemetery where Perry Sanford is buried. Both sites are in Battle Creek. The NPS announcement included a ...