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Health care provides a wide range of career opportunities for students. Students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District toured U.P. Health System—Portage to get a behind-the-scenes look at working at a hospital. Manderfield-051217-1 Catherine Manderfield, RN, and Clinical Human Resources Coordinator for U.P. Health System—Portage, said, “So they were …

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Friday, May 12, within the state Capitol complex and within the 109th District of the House of Representatives in honor of state Rep. John Kivela, who died Tuesday, May 9. “John was a …

A demonstration will be held this Saturday in Houghton to protest the “American Health Care Act.” Organizers are calling it the Bergman/Trumpcare Die-In and are holding it at noon at Veterans Park. They claim that 44,000 people will die every year due to lack of health insurance if the bill …

Act4Health and the Copper Country Humane Society are hosting a Mutt Strut to provide a fun opportunity to get outside and get some exercise and help some of the shelter dogs do the same. The walk begins at 5:30pm at the animal shelter on May 17th. They will be walking …

HANCOCK, Michigan, May 9, 2017 – Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP) is hosting Part 2 of their Professional Development Series later this month. The event, Professionalism 101: The Art of Networking and Managing Your Personal Brand, will take place on Monday, May 22nd from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR), based in Houghton, today announced the award of $10,000 in total funding to two Western U.P. organizations  by WUPPDR’s 2017 Placemaking Grant Program. The program is funded by the State of Michigan’s 2017 Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI). The 2017 WUPPDR RPI …

Houghton, Mich. – The future for solar energy in the Western Upper Peninsula just got a bit brighter thanks to a $27,230 grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) to the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR). The grant will be used to support …

Roller Derby fans at the Calumet Colosseum Saturday are going to see some high flying, hard hitting derby action. The Keweenaw Roller Girls will take on Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley in their first bout ever as a league sanctioned by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Wright-051017-1 Katie Jo Wright, a.k.a. …

Burger King is coming back to Houghton. After nearly a 15 year absence, the fast food restaurant will be moving into the former Arby’s location on Sharon Avenue this summer. The burger chain previously had a location on the east end of downtown. The Houghton City Council approved some measures …

MI-TRALE strongly supports and encourages the training of all ATV/UTV riders so they are familiar with the rules and laws in Michigan as well as understand the basics of safe ATV/UTV use.  MI-TRALE recently had the opportunity to sponsor ATV training classes for over 90 6th grade students from the …