National Prescription Drug Take Back Day happens twice a year and continues to set records. The Drug Enforcement Agency says its last event brought in nearly 500 tons. The next one is set for Saturday, April 24th and the website is promising a list of local law enforcement agencies that …

Jennifer Szubielak is leaving her post as Copper Country Senior Meals Executive Director after 14 years with the organization. The search for a new head comes as the group transitions to being part of the Portage Health Foundation. The full job posting can be found here. Copper Country Senior Meals …

It took months for Karl Dresch’s transportation to Washington, D.C., but he has been lodged in jail in the nation’s capital and made his first appearance in federal court. Public Defender Elizabeth LaCosse represented Dresch while he was awaiting extradition in Marquette. She described her role as mostly clerical. His …

The Chartis Group has recognized UP Health System – Portage as a Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital. The company designs an algorithm that weights publicly available information, such as affordability and quality of care metrics, to determine the list. UPHS – Portage CEO Ed Freysinger says it is the …

The three Upper Peninsula smart zones are joining forces for a spring version of the Return North job fair. It will happen in a virtual setting and is free for those who are looking. Employers are responsible for a $200 payment, but Vice President of Business Development Jason Mack says …

RE/MAX Douglass Real Estate agents are beginning to prep for new home listings. The market is cyclical by nature, with spring seeing sellers begin to appear and buying peaking in the summer once kids are done with school. That didn’t happen last year as the emergence of COVID-19 threw a …

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home is nearly done with the moving process, and asking the public to put the “finishing touches” on the relocation. Executive Director Mary Niemela says the past year has been difficult to keep a high profile, at the same time the organization has asked for …

The World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and various doctors have raised the alarm about obesity’s magnifying effect on the severity of COVID-19. An outsized percentage of COVID deaths have occurred in countries with high rates of obesity, helping to explain why western European societies and the …

In the show’s first segment, Grant Dossetto talks with Executive Director Mary Niemela about moving the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home to its new Calumet location. In Part B, Karen Lahti and Gretchen Janssen from RE/MAX Douglass Real Estate talk about the historical seller’s market being seen today and the …

The City of Hancock originally gave notice for a council special meeting that was set to happen Thursday night. Member John Haeussler relays via email it was learned that a subject being discussed requires a public meeting to receive input prior to the council taking action on submitting an application. …