3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (501+ words) The Mining Gazette Many feel a disconnect Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ initial court appearance gets moved up to Thursday HOUGHTON -- 25 years ago today, a total of four U.S. airliners were hijacked in a large-scale act of terror. The largest…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (567+ words) ESCANABA -- Last week, plaintiff Michael O’Connor appeared in Delta County Circuit Court in regard to five lawsuits currently pending against the City of Gladstone. After some short discussion, Judge Brian D. Rahilly said that he would review the materials before…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (401+ words) HANCOCK — The Hancock Area District Library Special Project Fund was created to give residents an opportunity to help cover the costs of bringing the library funding question to voters. The fund was intentionally structured to be nonpartisan, supporting the process…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (332+ words) ESCANABA — After considering a plea offer, a former teacher’s aide at the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District Learning Center has decided to proceed to a jury trial. Robin Merle Popour, 54, of Gladstone, appeared in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court Wednesday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (233+ words) According to Wood, KBIC Pre-Primary Education, Ojibwa Early Learning Center, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) Little Eagles, KBIC Maternal and Child Health and other regional organizations were represented at the camp. Participants registered through MiRegistry could receive credit for…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (206+ words) HOUGHTON -- Following last week's decision by the Michigan Strategic Fund to approve a $50 million infrastructure grant at the Copperwood Mine project, attention in the western Upper Peninsula is shifting from site preparation to a lack of a trained workforce. State…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (455+ words) HANCOCK -- Copper Shores announced Thursday it was awarding more than $600,000 in recreation-based grants to three entities in the Copper Country -- Swedetown Trails Club, Copper Harbor Trails Club and the Mountain Lions Club. Copper Shores Director of Marketing and Donor Relations…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (256+ words) LANSING -- Afterschool programs are giving more Michigan young people opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering and math, but hundreds of thousands of families remain unable to access those experiences, according to new America After 3PM data released by the Afterschool Alliance....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (226+ words) ISHPEMING — Writer Sidney Sheldon once said, “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.” One West Ishpeming teen…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (299+ words) HANCOCK - The Copper Country Intermediate School District is seeking a special education millage request on the upcoming November 3 ballot. If approved, the 0.2903-mill measure would secure operational funding across Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties for the next 20 years. Kristina Penfold,…...