County officials are looking into reports of problems with veterans getting into the Houghton County Medical Care Facility. Board chair Al Koskela said Veterans Affairs will not pay for veterans trying to get into the facility due to what he called a “glitch” in an inspection last year.  He did …

HOUGHTON, MICH- The National Park Service (NPS) has been monitoring the wolves that were captured in Minnesota earlier this fall and transported to Isle Royale as part of a multi-year project to restore predation in the remote park. Sixteen different wolves were captured on the Grand Portage Chippewa reservation. Seven of …

Hunters are making final preparations before heading out for Thursday’s opening day of firearms deer season. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the state is in the top five nationally in both number of deer hunters and overall deer taken each year. 376,365 deer were harvested last year. Of …

The Portage Lake District Library invites everyone who loves to hear stories that are close to home for an evening with local author Kristin Neva on Tuesday, November 27 at 6:30pm. Neva will read from her newly released third novel, Across the Bridge, and share how her writing process was …

Did you know happiness, gratitude and joy are extremely potent medicines, and they can play an enormous role in your overall health? Aspirus Keweenaw invites all ladies to learn about the relationship between happiness and their heart health at Heartfelt Happiness, the next Aspiring Women event. Medical experts will talk …

The Copper Country Recycling Initiative is supporting a nationally-recognized day that celebrates and promotes recycling in the US. America Recycles Day takes place this Thursday and encourages people to spread the word about the benefits of recycling and to practice recycling themselves, according to Project Wet (projectwet.org). As group of local …

While some are pushing for stiffer distracted driving penalties and urging legislators to take action in the wake of recent school bus tragedies nationally, here in the UP, the city of Houghton is taking its own action to battle distracted driving and increase school bus stop awareness. Police say that …

LAURIUM — Ralph John Bammert, Jr. passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette at the age of 85. Ralph was born on June 5, 1933, in Laurium, and was the son of Ralph John Bammert, Sr. and Cecelia (Hebert) Bammert, of Mohawk. He graduated from Calumet …

Betty J Jarvey, age 88 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 2, 1930 in Tacoma, Washington daughter of Marius “Chick” and Ethelyne (Mason) Long.  Betty grew up in Portland, OR and moved to L’Anse at age 16.  …

Chassell      Alec Fisher, 19, a resident of Chassell, passed away Friday morning November 9, 2018, from injuries received in an automobile accident while driving on icy roads.      He was born Alexander James Fisher on December 1, 1998, in Ann Arbor, MI, a son of Gregg and Sharon (Miller) …