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LANSING, Mich. – Downtown Ontonagon will soon be home to an inclusive pocket park and historical mural through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Village of Ontonagon, and the Ontonagon Regional Inclusive Community Coalition (RICC) announced today. The campaign is being offered through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the …

The newly passed state marijuana law is going to take time for law enforcement agencies to get used to.  That was the word from Houghton City Police Chief John Donnelly, who spoke on the subject at Wednesday night’s city council meeting. “Our officers are going have to stay up to …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a cold start, and lost 64-55 to Northland College last night. The Lumberjacks scored the first nine points of the game, and never trailed, although the Lions closed the gap to one point …

The results from a recent survey on the overall health of the Upper Peninsula can help guide county leaders to solutions to solve the region’s biggest health needs. The Western UP Health Department’s Kate Beer shared the findings of the 2018 Upper Peninsula Community Health Needs Assessment with the Houghton …

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 …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s basketball team will entertain Northland College tonight at 6:00 at the Paavo Nurmi Center. Our pregame show will begin at 5:40 on 99.3 The Lift and 993TheLift.com. Three Finlandia University football players have been honored by the …

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 …