A quick note from the City of Hancock, City Offices will close at noon today, so employees can attend funeral services for City Manager Barry Givens, who passed away last Monday. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, the 17th. 

In more COVID-19 outbreak news, Michigan Secretary of State Offices have switched to appointment only, for the next three weeks. It is advised you schedule your appointments now to avoid long waits, and also remember, most Secretary of State transactions can be completed online. Only new driver’s licenses/state ID’s, title …

All K-12 schools in Michigan are now closed until April 5th, in hopes of slowing the spread of the virus. Governor Whitmer closed the schools in a press conference last week. Some schools will be giving out homework assignments online, and some school districts are working on a plan to …

Michigan now has 53 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Virus. To date, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula still has no known cases, although several people from the Copper Country have been tested, and are awaiting results. In other COVID-19 news, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has established a call center to …

Yesterday Governor Whitmer held a press conference, outlining the latest efforts taken by the state, to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Governor Whitmer advised  residents to assume they have the virus, and act accordingly. The Governor also stated this outbreak is a challenge, and fighting it, has created significant, but temporary …

The Michigan Department of Corrections has suspended visitations to all state prisons, including volunteers and groups, which routinely visit prisons. So far, none of Michigan’s reported 12 cases of COVID-19, have been traced to a correctional facility, and prison officials, would like to keep it that way. The Department of …

A preschool teacher from the Baraga Houghton & Keweenaw Child Development Center has won an award for being an Early Childhood Educator of Excellence. Peiying Kuo, who has taught at BHK for the past 16 years, credits her co-workers and mentors, for guiding her along. In addition to her teaching, …

The latest changes from the COVID-19 outbreak include Canal View of Houghton County  suspending all medically unnecessary visitations, until the risk of transmission for the COVID-19, is no longer a threat.  The focus groups for the City of Houghton Parking Survey, scheduled for March 18th and 19th, have been cancelled. …

Due to the latest developments and closings, stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak, Kate Beer from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department stopped in, and spoke with Todd Van Dyke, regarding where the Copper Country stands right now. So far, two residents have been tested, but both were negative. Despite the …

Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom announced the senate has passed legislation to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, which was vetoed by Governor Whitmer last year. In addition to allowing Northern Michigan University to begin renovating the school’s Jacobetti Complex and restoring the state’s tourism campaign Pure Michigan, …