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Junior Achievement launches operation in UP

ISHPEMING — Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes has launched an organization in the Upper Peninsula to set young people up for economic success. JA is focused on providing students in kindergarten through grade 12 with the knowledge and skills to plan for their futures; make ...

Niagara library offers painting class on Oct. 22

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Public Library will host a Paint Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the community room at City Hall. They will be painting a “hauntingly beautiful ghost picture, perfect for the Halloween season,” according the post on Facebook. They will be ...

Kiwanis Ski Club meets tonight

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Kiwanis Ski Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the club house at Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain.

Bills seek to streamline state’s expungement process

A bipartisan plan proposing to amend Michigan’s Clean Slate expungement process has been introduced. Put forward last week by state Reps. Graham Filler, R-Duplain Township, and Kara Hope, D-Holt, the two-bill package is aimed at simplifying the petition process and eliminating unnecessary ...

TNC announces 24-acre land acquisition in Keweenaw Co.

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Horseshoe Harbor is home to the Mary Macdonald Preserve, the largest mainland bedrock beach preserve in Michigan. The 1,200-acre preserve was established in 1982, and is owned by The Nature Conservancy, which says the Mary Macdonald Preserve is the most visited preserve in ...

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place Monday. The Wausau city clerk said the box was available outside of City Hall “for residents to submit absentee ballots, payments, and other important city ...