The Hancock Public School District is holding a special meeting tomorrow, February 25th, to conduct a public hearing regarding the District’s request for a Labor Day Waiver. The waiver, if granted, would allow the district to begin the school year before Labor Day. Currently, state law dictates districts, begin the …
Read More »Presentation On The Women’s Suffrage Movement Comes to Houghton
If you’d like to learn more on the Women’s Suffrage movement, and how Michigan played a part in it, then you can come out to the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, where riseUp and the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country present “Petticoat Patriots: How Michigan Women Won …
Read More »Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order For Prescription Drug Task Force
Having announced plans in her State of the State Address last month, to combat rising prescription drug prices in Michigan, Governor Whitmer has signed an Executive Order, forming the Prescription Drug Task Force. The Force is made up of officials from several departments, including Health and Human Services and Licensing …
Read More »Michigan Monitoring 325 For Coronavirus
With new cases of the Coronavirus spreading, Michigan health officials have confirmed that 325 people in the state are being monitored for the virus. The people being monitored are not in quarantine facilities, they are being asked to self-isolate at home, as they were considered low risk for contamination. So …
Read More »Great Lakes Water Levels On The Rise
Keeping Great Lakes water levels under control isn’t as easy as it seems. Rising water levels in the Great Lakes are a growing concern for shoreline communities. Millions of dollars worth of damage has affected roadways, residential homes and other infrastructure. Things have gotten so bad that Marquette County recently …
Read More »Battle Of The Bridge Is Here
And the Battle of the Bridge Hockey Game is finally here. The puck drops at 7pm tomorrow at the Dee Stadium in Houghton. Come watch the Michigan UP Veterans Team go head to head with Saginaw’s Spirit Warriors, to raise money for the Jacobetti Veterans Home. Tickets are $5. Active …
Read More »Efforts To Preserve Buffalo Reef Ongoing
The Michigan DNR is reporting the Buffalo Reef Task Force is asking residents who own shoreline property, to help in reporting flooding and ice shove activity along Grand Traverse Bay. Copper Mine tailings from the since closed Mohawk and Wolverine mines, were deposited at a milling site along Lake Superior, …
Read More »Calumet National Guard Post Is One Of The Nation’s Best Engineering Units
Michigan’s National Guard Post in Calumet, is among the best in the nation. The 1431st Engineering Company has been named one of the Top Five Engineering Units in the U.S. Army National Guard. The 1431st, has a long history, going back to the Spanish-American war and as recently as Afghanistan, …
Read More »Baby E’s BBQ Announces Move
Baby E’s BBQ will be moving to a new location soon. They have bought the Krunch Sandwich Shop located on W. Memorial Drive, and will be moving once everything is finalized. The new location will host events such as birthday parties and sports ceremonies and other special events. New menu …
Read More »Representative Bergman Gives Update On Support For Rural Communities
Representative Jack Bergman, from Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, has announced the latest updates from the United States Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation, and their efforts support for rural communities. The USDA and EPA have reached an agreement, that will tackle the challenges presented by aging …
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