The Houghton County Road Commission is getting federal money to help with three purchases. The first grant will help buy a new column vehicle lift, to replace one that wore out because of extensive use repairing county vehicles after the 2018 Father’s Day Flood. The second grant will help purchase …
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Opioids Task Force will host a virtual town hall today to learn more about how the opioid epidemic has impacted the Upper Peninsula. The town hall will run from 4:00 to 5:30. Officials will share the latest strategy to …
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Outdoor field trips for school students will continue this year through the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. Tech Today reports that a $20,000 grant from Mary Nelson and the Wege Foundation of Grand Rapids will help pay for the outdoor adventures for kindergarten through eighth grade students. …
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The Copper Country continues to be one of the state’s hottest COVID-19 centers. The most recent report issued by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 91 new confirmed positives in the five-county region. 72 of those are in Houghton County, which also reported 41 new probable positives. Baraga County …
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The urgent need for blood continues across the Upper Peninsula. The U.P. Regional Blood Bank will hold a blood drive this afternoon between 2:00 and 6:00 at the L’Anse Township Hall in L’Anse. Donating blood is safe, as long as you are healthy. Most blood types remain in short supply, …
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to clarify the order that eliminated her authority to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency in Michigan. Whitmer wants justices to explain exactly when the authority ends. She has maintained that there is a grace period during which she has the …
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This is Homecoming Week at Michigan Tech. This year’s theme is “A Happy Little Homecoming.” “Little” is the operative word – many of the traditional events have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are still a few things on the schedule, though, including some online and socially-distanced outdoor …
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The Michigan Department of Transportation will resurface US-41 from east of the M-203 intersection to Reservation Street in Hancock beginning this evening. Milling and asphalt paving will be done at night. Minor concrete work and storm sewer repairs will be done during the day. The project should be completed by …
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The seventh annual Ride Against Abuse Community Awareness Event for the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home will begin tonight at 6:00 at the Calumet AmericInn. The event will start with a ceremony to remember victims and celebrate survivors. Participants will ride their motorcycles from Calumet along M-26 through Lake Linden …
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Lots of Copper Country residents turned out Saturday for free COVID-19 tests. Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Health Officer Kate Beer said they were nearly overwhelmed… [BEER B]. “We had scheduled about 500 tests today, and I believe we’re going to hit the 600 mark rather easily.” In fact, with …
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