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EMT shortage causing some departments to close

Bay Ambulance Director Gary Wadaga knew he was going to be a paramedic from a young age. I actually watched our local – at the time they didn’t have EMTs – respond to my grandfather who suffered a cardiac arrest, and they were able to revive him. I thought that’d …

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Lake levels peaking for year

The Army Corps of Engineers does not expect any records of the Great Lakes this year as we enter seasonal peak. Lake Superior’s all-time mark from 2019 will be safe. Water levels tend to rise until late summer before retreating through the winter period. The trough is reached right before …

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Narcan distribution event on August 31st

The local chapter for UP Communities That Care will be participating in a free Narcan distribution event. The medicine is used primarily as a means to halt the effects from a narcotic overdose, particularly opioids and heroin. It comes in the form of a nasal spray. For Houghton and Keweeenaw …

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Tigers, Brewers Complete Series Sweeps – Friday Sports Wrap

Twilight League The Copper Country Twilight Baseball League tournament will be held this weekend at the Stanton field. With five teams in the league this season, a play-in game between the two lowest seeds – Northern Driveline and Houghton Building Supply-Stanton – will be played tomorrow evening at 6:00. The …

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Minnesota man drowns in Portage Canal

Monday afternoon at 4:00, Hancock Police Department was called out to a dead body on the canal shoreline in the 1400 block of Jasberg Street. It had been in the water for about a week and its condition made a positive identification difficult. That same day, two women had contacted …

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Circle Power Hits Standstill with Scotia Wind Farm

The winds are gone from circle power’s sails. On July 30th EGLE rejected the company’s proposal to build 12 wind turbines in the Stanton and Adams township area. Hugh Mcdiarmid of EGLE says that the threat to bats and raptors is too great to approve the Scotia wind farm at …

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Houghton clears way to begin parking deck replacement planning

Following action at the last Houghton City Council meeting, the group is already making plans to start the process that will decide what replaces the downtown parking deck. The goal is to have public input, and to ensure that happens, the body is turning to a familiar face. Pat Coleman …

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Calumet Elementary School getting new windows

The original portion of the Calumet Elementary School is about to get an exterior upgrade. At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, the district voted to approve the replacement of the double hung windows in the wing at a total cost of $112,898. Superintendent Chris Davidson says the need was identified …

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One taken to hospital after M-26 crash

A 15-year-old child was transported to UP Health System – Portage Wednesday afternoon after a sedan and pickup truck collided on M-26 in Portage Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department responded at 3:45 to the incident near Erickson Drive. A 16-year-old was behind the wheel of the car. The teen …

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Miguel Blasts #499 in Tigers’ Win – Thursday Sports Wrap

MLB Miguel Cabrera hit his 499th career home run, as the Detroit Tigers downed the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 last night. Cabrera had three hits, and also plated a run with a sacrifice fly. Tarik Skubal tossed six shutout innings, scattering five hits to earn the win. Detroit could have scored …

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