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Food Distribution in Houghton Today

Feeding America West Michigan’s Mobile Food Pantry will make the first of three August visits to the Copper Country today. The Pantry will open at 2:00 at the Community Action Agency on Dodge Street. Around 300 packages of food, including fresh produce and dairy, will be distributed on a first-come, …

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GLIAC Suspends Sports – Thursday Sports Wrap

MLB Matthew Boyd struggled again, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 7-5 yesterday afternoon. Boyd gave up two runs in the first inning, and another in the third. After a solo Jonathan Schoop home run in the first, Detroit surged ahead with four runs in the …

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Loukus Retires from CCISD Board

Copper Country Intermediate School District Board Treasurer Robert Loukus has retired. Board members accepted his decision with regret at Tuesday’s meeting. Loukus had spent seven years on the CCISD Board, after serving for a dozen years on the CLK Board of Education. Anyone interested in applying for the open position …

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Whitmer Asked Out of Veepstakes

It appears that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked to be dropped from consideration for vice president weeks ago. The Associated Press is quoting a high-ranking Democratic Party official as saying that Whitmer sent a message to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden late in the spring, requesting to be removed, and …

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Swimmers Rescued at Big Traverse; 12-Year-Old Boy Dies

UPDATE POSTED AUGUST 14TH: The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department has revealed that the 12-year-old boy who was originally believed to have been airlifted to the University of Michigan Children’s Hospital while still alive, actually succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the airport. Officials say he was from Commerce, …

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Health Department Asks Counties for More Support

The Baraga County Board of Commissioners has heard first-hand about a need for more money for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. At last night’s meeting, health officer Kate Beer said reductions in Medicaid reimbursement have reduced revenue. A growing unfunded liability for legacy retirement programs is hogging a larger …

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LL-H Board OK’s COVID Plan, School Will Start 9/1

The Lake Linden-Hubbell School District plans to begin classes on September 1st. Superintendent Brad Codere tells us kids will start with a three day week, before the long Labor Day weekend. At last night’s meeting board of education members approved their COVID-19 back-to-school plan. In-class and online learning options will …

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