Grandma and mom both want the kids to return home. Michigan and the Upper Peninsula’s culture calls former residents back to the Great Lakes state. This Thursday, the MTEC SmartZone hosts the annual Return North career fair. 2024 will connect nine employers within the region with prospective employees searching for …
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This story was produced by My UP News Anchor Rebecca Bartleme. Find the original story here. Great Lakes Recovery Centers is currently seeking donations for a few of their locations across the Upper Peninsula. For adult residential services in Marquette, they are seeking bedding like blankets, sheets, pillows, exercise equipment …
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Giving Tuesday’s donation portal opens today. The special day of giving starts before December 3rd when people throughout the region connected to the Copper Country will donate to any number of 50 charitable causes. After several years Copper Shores Community Health Foundation plans to introduce the Amplification fund. Which will …
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In a region with one of the country’s highest concentrations of military veterans in communities, veteran’s Day has a lot of activity. Around the Copper Country, several schools held Veteran’s Day ceremonies that invited veterans to join students and faculty. Houghton High School’s JROTC program led the school’s annual …
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National Native American Heritage Month started great in Marquette during the Northern Michigan University inaugural Indigenous Perspective Symposium. Throughout the month many may learn more about Native American tribes in the region through a variety of events. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community CEO Brigitte LaPointe-Dunham says her experience at the event …
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This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska. Find the original story here. Book lovers, art enthusiasts, and those in search of a sober social space open in the evenings will soon get just what they’re looking for in downtown Ishpeming. November 9, local artist Kitty Capelle, …
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The state of Michigan files suit against two Tennessee inmate healthcare providers for unpaid payments to third-party subcontractors. Recently the state of Michigan filed suit against Grand Prairie Healthcare and Wellpath Healthcare for breach of contract, in pursuit of damages to third-party subcontractor EMS agencies that total 35 million dollars. …
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Michigan State Police investigators are asking for help in identifying a body that washed ashore from Lake Superior near Miners Beach in Alger County. The body was discovered by hikers Friday. The beach is located about seven miles northeast of Munising, and is located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. …
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources receives a nonmetallic mineral lease application for West Branch Township. The Michigan DNR recently received a nonmetallic mineral lease application from the Dickinson County Road Commission for an 80-acre area of Dickinson County near West Branch Township. The state’s resources department will begin to …
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Michigan State Police UPSET arrests a Calumet man and Atlantic mine woman in Mackinac County for suspected drug trafficking. Over a several-month investigation, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team for a 40-year-old man from Calumet distributed methamphetamine in Houghton County. On November 2nd, UPSET detectives, in coordination with MSP Traffic …
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