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Enjoy The Hunt, Be Safe

It’s opening day of the Firearms Deer Season in Michigan and the best way to ensure a good hunt is to come home safely. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a list of safety tips ranging from gun safety to making sure you don’t get lost in the woods. …

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Goodbye Hardees In Houghton

After more than 20 years at their location on Memorial Avenue in Houghton, Hardees Restaurant is closing its doors Tuesday evening. Management at the location declined to comment and referred all questions to Northland Restaurant Group, LLC, the owner of the restaurant. A representative at Northland did not have any …

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Domestic Violence Shelter Needs Volunteers

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home is a local safe haven for victims of domestic violence. The shelter provides a place to live, grow and rebuild for women and children stepping out of an abusive situation. And, as you can imagine, an organization of such integrity requires all kinds of …

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Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is

As many of us prepare for our Thanksgiving feast, followed by the flurry of holiday shopping, the Portage Health Foundation is asking people to open their hearts as well as their wallets. They are joining the global Giving Tuesday movement and calling it Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is, …

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Watch For Radio-Collared Deer During Hunt

The spirit of Fred Bear will have lots of company Wednesday as Copper Country hunters head out into the woods for the start of Firearms Deer Season. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist John DePue says hunters should notice a rebound in the deer herd over previous years. DePue …

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Fundraiser For U.P. Wildlife Rehabilitation—Keweenaw Group

The U.P. Wildlife Rehabilitation—Keweenaw Group helps local wildlife return to their natural habitat. Now, local residents can help, too, by supporting their Christmas merchandise sale fundraiser. Licensed rehabilitator Lynn Hietala says the money raised goes toward rehabilitating animals in need of special care. Hietala said, “We rehabilitate a wide variety of …

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