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The Houghton-Keweenaw County 4-H Program has awarded their 2020 Senior Scholarship to Houghton resident Noah Bach. Noah highlighted the positive impact 4-H has had on his life, in his winning essay. Bach has served as president of the Copper Tips 4-H Archery Club since 2016 and has won medals in …

A downstate woman was injured in a car-motorcycle crash this afternoon in Houghton. The Houghton police department tells us that a 59-year-old Wheeler woman was driving her motorcycle southbound at the intersection of US-41 and M-26 just before 1:30. She crossed from the far-left lane into the center lane, and …

COVID-19 numbers continue to increase in the western Upper Peninsula. The Western U.P. Health Department is reporting 16 more cases confirmed in Gogebic County since Thursday. Houghton County has five more confirmed cases, and two probables. Ontonagon County has one new probable. The number of diagnosed cases in Houghton, Keweenaw, …

Michigan’s gray wolf population seems to have settled in at around 700. The results of the state Department of Natural Resources survey released yesterday pegged the total at 695, divided among 143 packs. The survey was conducted over the winter. It does not include pups born this spring, nor does …

MDOT will be greasing cables on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge tonight, from 11pm through 6am. The work will require multiple bridge lifts, lasting approximately 30 minutes each. Expect all forms of traffic to be disrupted.

Youth work permits just got a little easier to obtain. This, after Governor Whitmer signed an executive order, relaxing paperwork requirements. Work permits required by the Youth Employment Standards Act, which previously required special colored paper, can now be emailed, mailed or faxed, as opposed to in person. Whitmer also …

You’re invited to join the Upper Peninsula’s Environmental Coalition’s livestream about power in the U.P. Thursday, at 7pm. The Superintendent of Escanaba’s Electric Utility, Mike Furmanski, will explain how power in the U.P. is generated, where it comes from and how cost is determined. Renewable energy sources will also be …

Dial Help is known for their 24/7 UP wide crisis line, but they also offer a number of specialized services here in the Copper Country. The Victim Services Department, serving Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontanagon Counties, offers help with child and elder abuse, fraud and sexual abuse, along with other …

It’s almost time for high school sports. In an email sent to parents, Hancock High School Principal/Athletic Director Chris Salani, said parents can expect information next week, on a webinar he’ll be hosting, in preparation for the upcoming Fall sports season. Topics to be covered include the student-athlete code of …

The state managed ORV Route between the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Dollar Bay has been reopened, after work was completed to create a bypass trail route. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department along with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, lifted an advisory this past Friday. The …