Upper Peninsula winters can be very difficult, especially on seniors. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is encouraging residents to check up on their elderly neighbors during this time of year. Winter can present many obstacles to seniors–things like depression, nutrition deficiencies, injuries from snow removal or from slip and …
Read More »Houghton Girls Survive Esky, Remain Unbeaten – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In girls high school basketball last night… – Houghton edged Escanaba 65-62 to remain unbeaten. See video highlights from the game here. – Calumet outscored L’Anse 74-49. Hailey Wickstrom scored 25 for the Copper Kings. – Hancock overpowered Bessemer …
Read More »Aspiring Women Hosts An Affair Of The Heart
HOUGHTON – Aspirus Keweenaw invites all ladies to An Affair of the Heart, another fun, festive and FREE Aspiring Women event coming to Houghton in February to celebrate heart health. An Affair of the Heart will feature Aspirus Cardiologist Peter Vaitkevicius, MD, who will talk about cholesterol – the good, …
Read More »Packers Tailgate Tour Coming To Houghton April 6th
The Green Bay Packers today announced plans for the 12th annual ‘Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour,’ set for April 4-8, which will travel throughout northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan to visit with fans and thank them in person for their support. The tour will make stops in Medford (April 4), …
Read More »Heikinpäivä 2017 Wraps Up With Family Fun Night & Enrichment Classes
Heikinpäivä 2017 has already created some great memories but there are still opportunities to make more. The Family Fun Night is being held at the Finnish American Heritage Center tomorrow evening from 6:30 to 8:30. Dave Maki from the Finnish American Reporter says families will love this event. Maki-020217-1 Local …
Read More »Two New U.P. Natural Gas Power Plants To Be Built
Two new natural gas generating stations are going to be built in the Upper Peninsula, one of which will be in Baraga County. The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation filed a certificate of necessity application this week with the Michigan Public Service Commission to build the power plants, with the …
Read More »Middleton, Bjorn Lead MTU Football Recruiting Class – Thursday Sports Update
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In girls high school basketball tonight… – Houghton visits Escanaba. – Calumet plays at L’Anse. – Hancock travels to Bessemer. – Chassell tips off at Lake Linden-Hubbell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City welcomes Ewen-Trout Creek. – Jeffers entertains Baraga. – …
Read More »Portage Health Auxiliary Announces Grant Opportunity
Hancock, MI – The Portage Health Auxiliary is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being of elderly and youth causes in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. The Auxiliary is pleased to announce that it will be accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations in the …
Read More »Michigan Tech Community Hit Hard By Immigration Ban
President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily ban travel from seven Muslim countries to the United States is taking its toll on students and faculty of Michigan Tech. Though the President says this action will allow the U.S. to review its vetting process, what about those who are already here …
Read More »Calumet Village Rehires Thornton As Interim Police Chief
It’s back to the drawing board in Calumet as the village council voted to reset the clock in their search for a new police chief. A standing room only crowd packed the council chambers during a special meeting Tuesday, many of whom expressed support for recently terminated police chief Joel …
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