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Houghton County Board Hears Update On Jail Addition

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners received an update on the discussion of the jail addition at their regular meeting Tuesday. County officials met with various groups to discuss the design of the jail during a three day workshop earlier this month. The addition would go behind the courthouse where …

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Gold Star For UP Health System-Portage

From U.P. Health System-Portage: Hancock, Mich, – UP Health System – Portage announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to …

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Great Lakes Funding Facing Massive Cut Again

Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is once again on the chopping block in the latest budget proposal by the Trump Administration. Nearly all of the funding for the program to continue cleanup efforts of the Great Lakes and to combat invasive species would be eliminated. Democrat Senator Debbie …

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Impacted Soil Removed From Fuel Spill Site

Much of the fuel-impacted soil has been successfully removed from both sides of US-41 at the Sturgeon River Bridge, site of a 4-vehicle traffic accident involving a fuel tanker on February 3. Many truckloads of removed soil were transported to a landfill over the last week. As excavation continued on …

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