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PHF Giving Tuesday Drive Passes Goal

Yesterday’s Portage Health Foundation Giving Tuesday campaign produced nearly $200,000 in online donations alone. PHF Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mike Babcock reports that giving through their website reached $197,023. Donations received by check have not yet been tallied, and are sure to push the total well past $200,000. The Foundation …

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Bayside Village Confirms Seven COVID Deaths

The numbers in the most recent Western Upper Peninsula Health Department COVID-19 report are modest, although testing and reporting may have been slowed by the extended Thanksgiving holiday. Since the previous update was released late Friday, just 37 more confirmed positives have been reported in the five-county region. 38 additional …

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CCISD Asks for Public Input on New Superintendent

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board is asking for public input as it begins the search for a new superintendent.  An online survey has been posted, that any resident in the district can fill out. Questions center on the qualifications and background the superintendent should have, and whether the …

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More Help Available for UP COVID Affected Businesses

The Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative has allocated a half-million dollars to assist small businesses in the Upper Peninsula that have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus.  Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded on a “first-in” basis to qualified businesses. The application window opens December 15th. …

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Non-Profits Hope for Giving Tuesday Support

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day now celebrated internationally as an opportunity to support charities and service organizations. Mike Babcock from the Portage Health Foundation says the goal is to refocus us on a purer meaning of the holiday season… “It’s meant to change the conversation back from money, and …

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Chassell Man Dies in Crash

A Chassell man is dead following a single-car crash in Portage Township Sunday night. State police troopers say 50-year-old Rodney Barnes was southbound on Superior Road near Haapapuro Road when he apparently lost control on the icy pavement. His vehicle slid into a ditch, rolled over, and hit a tree.  …

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