UP Health System—Portage in Hancock will be holding their annual Health & Safety Fair on June 2nd. The event will run from 10am to 1pm. There will be some great additions this year, plus many of the favorites from past years. In addition to the car seat clinic, there will …

It’s a seven hour trip from the Houghton dock to Isle Royale and the Ranger III is the primary vessel that takes passengers and their cargo take to the park. As you can imagine, this is a complicated piece of machinery that’s very well maintained and kept up to date. …

Last night around 10:10pm, the Hancock Police Department was dispatched to an accident where a semi had rolled over and the driver was trapped inside. The semi, owned by A & L Iron and Metal out of Ishpeming, was traveling southbound on North Lincoln Drive (US-41) and rolled off the …

Funds are available from the state to help with water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects for local municipalities. USDA Rural Development Director Jason Allen says they are reaching out to local governments in the Copper Country to encourage them to apply for grants and loans. “So in Copper Country, we …

Systems Control has announced another major expansion of its facility in Iron Mountain, which will mean more job opportunities in Houghton. On the heels of adding 70,000 square feet in 2015 and 127,000 square feet in 2012, the company will commence construction of an 89,000 square foot addition to its …

An Indiana man is dead after falling at Hungarian Falls on Monday. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says the accident happened around 11:30am. 83-year-old Lloyd Gremaux was reportedly sightseeing with his family when he slipped and fell about 80 feet. Gremaux was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers were …

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 25,2018, Sylvia Beck peacefully slept into the arms of the Lord in the loving care of her family and UP Home Nursing. Sylvia was born August 10, 1927 to John and Josephina (Kyrra) Jacobson at the Jacobson family farm in Watton, Michigan. …

Hubbell: Bernard I. Schmitt, Sr., 94, of Hubbell, passed away at The Lighthouse at Hubbell, after a long illness, on May 25, 2018. He was born on July 16, 1923 in Warren, Michigan, a son of John and Jeanette (Jacobson) Schmitt. He attended Sacred Heart School in Laurium before he …

Chassell Ernest R. Griff, 91, passed away at home on May 23, 2018. Ernie was born on October 14, 1926, on a farm near Antigo, Wisconsin, son of Joseph and Bessie (Pruha) Griff. After graduating from Antigo High School in 1945 Ernie’s family moved to Wausau, Wisconsin. In Wausau Ernie …

Hancock Nancy K. Savela, 70, a former resident of Hancock passed away Friday morning May 25, 2018, at The Light House of Hubbell where she had been a resident patient for the past 6 years. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the …