Michigan Tech will be able to double its COVID-19 testing capacity, thanks to a gift from the Portage Health Foundation. A new RNA extractor for the Tech lab will increase the number of tests that can be processed from 200 per day to 400 per day. An additional software package …
Read More »Winter Parking Bans In Effect
Overnight street and municipal lot parking bans are now in effect in a number of Copper Country municipalities. The hours differ slightly. Bans in Houghton, Calumet and Laurium run from 2:00 am to 7:00 am. Hancock’s runs from 2:30 am to 7:00 am. City crews need clear access to street …
Read More »CTE Students Install CORE Board at Barkell Playground
There’s a new way for students to communicate on the playground at Barkell Elementary School. A large CORE board was unveiled Friday. The CORE board features visual depictions of commonly used words and phrases. It’s a way for students and staff to communicate – especially students who have learning disabilities, …
Read More »Incumbents Lead Field in KBIC Primary
Incumbents ruled the day at Saturday’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community primary election. In the Baraga District, Tribal Council member Doreen Blaker led the field with 142 votes. Fellow council member Robert D. “R.D.” Curtis, Jr. had 74. They’ll be joined on the general election ballot by Sue Ellen “Suzie” Elmblad, …
Read More »High COVID Rate Threatens Winter Tourism
It’s not just individual health that’s at risk, as the COVID-19 rate in the western Upper Peninsula continues to climb. While rates were low a few months ago, Mainstreet Calumet director Leah Polzien was happy to see brisk summer tourism business… “We did have lower numbers this summer with the …
Read More »Michigan COVID Rate Continues Upward
Michigan’s COVID-19 rate continues to climb. The current seven-day rolling diagnoses average stands at 2,623 per day. One of every 11 tests given is producing a positive result. The increase is statewide, but the worst outbreak continues to be in the Upper Peninsula, particularly in counties near the Wisconsin border. …
Read More »Ontonagon County Logs First COVID-Related Death
Ontonagon County has recorded its first COVID-19-related death. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department tells us the elderly victim was an in-patient at an Upper Peninsula hospital. It is the 26th death in the five-county region since the pandemic began.
Read More »CMC Volleyball All-Stars Named – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School The local high school football playoffs open today… • In Division Five, Hancock plays at Gladwin. Coverage begins at 12:40 on 99.3 The Lift. • In Division Six, Houghton plays at Calumet. Coverage begins at 12:40 on KBear 102.3. • In Division Seven, L’Anse plays at Traverse City …
Read More »Baraga Schools Suspend Face-To-Face Instruction
The Baraga Area School District will move exclusively to online instruction beginning Monday. In a statement released Friday, Superintendent Richard Sarau said the move had been recommended by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. It has been brought about by the recent spike of Covid-19 cases in the community, along …
Read More »COVID-10 Exposure Site Flagged in Ontonagon
From the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department: Ontonagon County, MI – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) has identified the Citizens State Bank of Ontonagon, located at 501 E River Street, Ontonagon, MI, as a potential exposure site for COVID-19. Dates of possible exposure run October 16 through October …
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