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Dial Help is there 24-7 when a person is experiencing a crisis and needs someone to talk to–simply call their hotline, text or go online. Now they can bring their crisis counseling services directly to you. Dial Help launched their Mobile Response Team in March to provide on-site crisis support …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Laboratory testing is a critical part of ensuring the health and safety of our community. So much of what laboratory technicians do is behind the scenes, but the critical test results they provide is what allows doctors and specialists to make the best possible treatment decisions for …

The Calumet Theatre is offering patrons another chance to win cash prizes while helping to support the historic venue. Tickets are on sale for the Monday Money Madness Raffle, each ticket having 52 chances to win. Beginning Monday, September 11th, one winner will be chosen each Monday for the next …

Voters in the Houghton-Portage Township School District want to see upgrades to their schools. That’s the result from Tuesday’s election, in which a $10.9 million bond proposal passed with 59 percent of the voters saying yes. The bond, along with the refinancing of preexisting bonds, results in an increase of …

Traverse City – The offices of Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-1) today released dates, times, and locations for district staff May Mobile Office Hours. Michigan’s First District is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area, and Mobile Office Hours are intended to give constituents—especially those who …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will offer its latest “Wildlife Through Forestry” forum, which will showcase preliminary results from the DNR’s ongoing Upper Peninsula predator-prey study, May 8 at the Ottawa Sportsmen’s Club in Baraga County. “This is the third forum in our highly-successful series, which began earlier this …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has closed the South Branch of the Ontonagon River bridge near Ewen to off-road vehicle traffic during construction activities, which are expected to continue into October. “This is an important bridge repair project we first began developing several years ago,” said Ron Yesney, DNR …

A pair of Copper Country students are advancing to the National History Day competition. Houghton High School’s Mary “Kate” Desrochers submitted her project, Julia Child: Establishing High Culinary Standards from the Television Kitchen. She was named a Senior Division Individual Documentary National Finalist. Lake Linden-Hubbell High School’s Patrick Myers submitted …

Voters are heading to the polls today to determine the fate of some very important ballot items. The bond proposal for the Houghton-Portage Township Schools is up for a vote once again, after failing by only a handful of votes last year. At $10.9 million, Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil says the …

A case against a Grand Rapids man accused of selling drugs in the Houghton area is moving forward. 19-year-old Jon David Ettinger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court on Monday. His attorney requested a trial date be set with another pretrial ahead of it in hopes of working out a …