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State Representative Scott Dianda is adding his voice to the call that President Trump make a federal disaster declaration. Dianda introduced a resolution in the state house last week calling for the declaration for the counties of Houghton, Gogebic, and Menominee, all of which are still struggling to clean up …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers pounded four home runs off Justin Verlander, and claimed a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros yesterday. The former Tigers ace struck out a dozen batters over six innings, but also threw gopher balls to John Hicks, Jeimer Candelario, …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ mid-season swoon continued yesterday, with a 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Michael Fulmer was charged with seven runs on 10 hits before leaving in the fifth inning. Meanwhile, Detroit managed just three hits, including an RBI double …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers were shut out 3-0 by the Houston Astros last night. Houston got off to a quick start, scoring twice off Mike Fiers in the first inning, and adding a run in the third. Fires completed six frames, and …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) flood relief application is still available through July 27, 2018, at 3:30 pm ET. PHF wants to stress that no late applications will be accepted and encourage community members affected by the Father’s Day flood to submit an application. This funding is not …

July 13, 2018 TO ALL HOUGHTON COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE 2018 FLOODS This letter is being distributed as a guide regarding the assistance that is available for Houghton County residents that have been affected by the recent floods. First, if you need assistance cleaning out the flood damaged areas …

With the heavy Wednesday night/Thursday morning rains, the Houghton County Road Commission reported an additional 18 roads that sustained damage. By the end of yesterday however, all of those road were made passable with the exception of Pewabic Street in Ripley and 8th Street in Hubble. The list of roads …

July 13, 2018–According to the National Weather Service, communities across the Western Upper Peninsula received between 1-5 inches of rain throughout the early morning hours of July 12th. Water samples collected from Canal/Portage Lake waterways on July 12th indicated very high levels of both E.Coli and Fecal Coliform bacteria. WUPHD is …

It’s been nearly a year and a half since construction began at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility and as the new portion is about to go into service, they are asking you to help choose its name. Construction began in March of last year on the 12,500 square foot …

Congressman Jack Bergman is part of a new subcommittee that will focus on technology projects at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will provide oversight on the Electronic Health Record Modernization program. It’s being called the nation’s largest electronic health records overhaul and is intended to …