Legislation to cap the price of insulin moves onto the u-s senate. The affordable insulin now act would cut the cost of insulin for patients across the country down to $35 a month. Just over 11 percent of the U-S population lives with diabetes, in Michigan about 9.8% of residents …
Read More »DNR: Wolf Attack in Remote Marquette County Poses No Public Danger
State officials say a wolf attack on a hunting dog last week does not represent a danger to people or domestic pets. Department of Natural Resources investigators say the incident happened along the Holyoke Trail, in a remote area near the Dead River Basin in Marquette County. A hunter was …
Read More »MTU Preschool Opens Fall Enrollment Today
Registration for next fall opens today at the Michigan Tech Preschool. Returning families will have the first chance to sign up, this week. Other interested families may submit registrations beginning a week from today. To be eligible, children must be three or four years old by December 1st, 2022, and …
Read More »Hancock DDA to Consider Charging Station Funding
The Hancock Downtown Development Authority could take another step toward setting up an electrical vehicle charging station in the city at its meeting tonight. Board members will be asked to authorize spending as much as $26,061.50 to help pay for a Level 3 Rapid Charger. The investment would cover the …
Read More »FinnU Baseball Routed at Stevens Point – Monday Sports Wrap
College Baseball The Finlandia University baseball team lost two games at Wisconsin-Stevens Point yesterday, 17-0 and 22-1. The Lions play two more at Stevens Point this afternoon. NHL The Detroit Red Wings’ losing streak reached six games yesterday, with their second consecutive 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Michael Rasmussen and …
Read More »Pioneers, Wolverines End Seasons at GLHL Tourney – Sunday Sports Wrap
College Baseball The Finlandia University baseball team plays doubleheaders at Wisconsin-Stevens Point today and tomorrow. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers concluded their season with a 10-2 loss to the top-seeded Eagle River Falcons in their final pool contest at the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament Saturday morning. The Pioneers had …
Read More »Little Brothers Calls for Easter Volunteers
Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly is asking for help to produce and deliver Easter dinners to seniors in the community who would otherwise be alone on the holiday. Volunteers are needed to help with preparing the traditional ham dinner, packing and delivering meals, and cleanup at the distribution sites. If …
Read More »UPHS Adds Urology Specialist
As received from UP Health System-Portage: UP Health System – Portage is pleased to welcome Heidi Sutcliffe, NP-C, to the Urology staff. Board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Heidi completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Walden University, where she also earned her Master of Science in …
Read More »E-TC’s Borseth Named “Mr. U.P. Basketball” – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School Ewen-Trout Creek’s Jaden Borseth has been named “Mr. U.P. Basketball.” Borseth led the Panthers to the Division Four state championship game, where they lost in overtime to Wyoming Tri-Unity Chirstian. In voting released by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association yesterday, Borseth was also named Division Four …
Read More »Houghton County Ranks as One of the Best at Retaining Population During the Pandemic
This week Rural Insights released a study analyzing in and out migration to the Upper Peninsula during the pandemic. The western UP has trended up in population during that time. The Upper Peninsula is not too different from many other rural areas in the country, as low birth rates, a …
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