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The Portage Health Foundation has teamed up with the Flippen Group, based out of College Station, TX to bring Capturing Kids Hearts, to all the schools in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. Bernadette Yoeman-Ouellette, who chairs the Portage Health Foundations Board of Directors, said she was thrilled to bring …

Spencer Turnbull threw four scoreless innings in yesterday’s Detroit Tigers intrasquad scrimmage. He retired all 12 batters he faced, striking out six. C.J. Cron hit two home runs. It looks as if pitcher Daniel Norris will be ready to start the season. Norris has missed training camp because he tested …

Barkell Elementary will be hosting a can and bottle drive tomorrow. Alpha Delta Kappa has partnered up with Thrivent Financial to sponsor the event, to collect bottles and cans, to raise money for the Barkell Elementary Playground Project. Please drop your bottles and cans off at the main entrance tomorrow …

On Tuesday, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin a treatment to help eliminate sea lamprey larvae offshore of Eliza Creek in Keweenaw County. The treatment usually takes one day to complete. The treatment consists of spraying a granular formulation over the surface of the water. The formulation …

The Western Upper Peninsula Food Systems Council, has changed to their name, and will now be known as the Western Upper Peninsula Food Systems Collaborative, as this better reflects their work in the community. Members of the collaborative have been working hard this Summer, to strengthen the area’s local food …

If you support law enforcement, you’re invited to join the Blue Line Support Walk, next Friday, at 5:30pm. The walk will meet at the Krist Food Mart in Houghton, then proceed through town, and over the bridge. Organizer, Keith Sever. In recent weeks, police departments all over the country have …

Hancock Police DepartmentWANTEDDonald Devon Moore The Hancock Police Department is trying to locate Donald Moore, who is wanted for felony charges stemming from a domestic violence incident last week. The victim stated Moore pulled a handgun from his waistband and put it to her forehead, striking her in the forehead …

If you’ve already received your absentee ballot for the August 4th primary election, you’re encouraged to fill it out, and get it back to your local clerk’s office. With three weeks to go before the primary election, the number of absentee ballots sent to voters has reached over 1.6 million …

The Portage Lake District Library is open for business, and offering new services for the public. If you’re not yet comfortable coming to the library in person, you can call ahead, and pick your items up curbside, or even have them delivered to your home. You can also sign up …

There’s new COVID-19 cases In the Western Upper Peninsula. This from the Facebook Page for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Gogebic County has 4 new positive cases, along with one probable case, while Houghton County has five new probable cases. Probable cases are defined as cases that meet clinical …