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Yesterday at their virtual town hall meeting, Michigan Tech outlined their three step plan to return to face to face instruction, in time for the Fall Semester. Five high ranking Michigan Tech officials held the meeting. The three step plan will be implemented, in line with state mandates for health …

Finlandia Finlandia University has a new women’s hockey coach. Lindsay Macy comes to the Copper Country from Idaho, where she started the AAA girls program for the Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy. She played high school hockey at Owatonna High School in Minnesota, and played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin …

Even though Michigan’s K-12 Schools have been shut down since mid-March, that doesn’t mean they’ve slowed down. In fact, they’ve kicked it up a few notches. Houghton Portage Township School District, is hard at work with their meal program, along with the Hancock School District, have prepared close to 100,000 …

This is National Hospital Week, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that means more than usual. UP Health System Portage is taking a moment to honor not only their employees, but the millions of healthcare workers throughout the county, who have dedicated their lives to taking care of people, especially …

Michigan Tech will host a virtual town hall later this morning at 11am, to discuss when face to face instruction will return for the Fall semester. After the town hall, there will be a question and answer session, to further discuss plans. A link to join the meeting, is here. …

In an email sent to parents late Friday, Hancock School Superintendent Steve Patchin gave updates on the district. Hancock, along with Houghton school districts, are closing in on one hundred thousand meals served, since schools were closed in mid-March. The meal program will run through June 30th, although the district …

Due to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of nursing homes and long term care facilities are some of the hardest hit. Enter Canal View Houghton County. Beginning Tomorrow at 2pm, they will be hosting  parades for residents through Friday. Staff will have residents lined up on the …

Look for increased testing, in the battle against COVID-19 thanks to a collaboration between the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, Michigan’s State Emergency Operations Center and Michigan’s National Guard. Long term care facilities such as the Lighthouse in Hubbell, Canal View in Hancock and the Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, …

Beginning today, MDOT will begin road work on a 14.4 mile stretch of M 26 between Twin Lakes Road North to Chassell Painesdale Road. This project is expected to wrap up in mid-August. More construction is also coming to Houghton County. Dan Winegarten, Communications Representative for MDOT, had this to …

High School High school hockey regional tournaments will be seeded for the first time this coming school year. At its recent spring meeting, the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council approved a plan to place the top two teams in opposite brackets, setting up potential showdowns in the regional …