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Is your child’s birthday coming up, but you can’t go anywhere or do anything to celebrate? Fear not, because the Houghton Fire Department has you covered. Volunteer Fireman Robert McGowan, explained how Houghton’s Fire Department can not only jazz up your child’s birthday, but the neighborhood as well. The number …

Local retailers are noticing a shift in how the Copper Country is dealing with the COVID-19 shutdown, and they like  what they’re seeing. Leeann Weeks, store manager at Swift True Value Hardware in Houghton had this to say. Ben Campioni from Pat’s Foods in Calumet, has noticed shoppers are doing …

Michigan is in need of poll workers for the upcoming May elections. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is looking for election workers to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The election will be held by mail, but workers are needed to process and count ballots. Michigan has a high percentage …

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula now has 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 4 deaths. Gogebic and Dickinson Counties each have 1 death, while Marquette County now has two deaths. Houghton County still has 1 confirmed case. To date, Michigan has 17,221 confirmed cases with 727 deaths. 

A special meeting of the City of Houghton’s Planning Commission is taking place tonight, to consider a lot split on 713 Jacker Avenue. The meeting will be held remotely, beginning at 5:30pm. Right after, Houghton’s City Council will meet, also electronically,  to discuss the planning commission’s decision. A link to …

The Calumet Laurium and Keweenaw School District is accepting applications for Kindergarten and Junior Kings by mail in.  Application packets will be mailed out the week of April 13th. Please have your packet filled out and mailed back with your child’s state certified birth certificate, immunization records and proof of …

In an email sent to parents, Superintendent for Hancock Public Schools Steve Patchin said that an extra hour will be added to Wednesday’s meal pick up at Barkell Elementary, so you can arrive at 10am. A technology survey will also be given out with meals, this will help ensure all …

A home in Ontonagon County was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department officials say the building was fully engulfed in flames when volunteer firefighters from the Ontonagon, Greenland and Rockland departments arrived around 5:30. They remained at the scene until 1:30 Monday morning. Occupants of the home …

The Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department has issued a Public Health Advisory because of concerns about the number of people entering the region who have, for the past few months, been living somewhere else. WUPHD Health Officer Kate Beer says these people include seasonal residents returning from winter homes …

Under the advice of the state, and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, Isle Royale National Park in Houghton, has announced a delay in the park’s opening. The park was originally scheduled to open April 16th, but the opening has now been rescheduled for June 15th. Isle Royale and surrounding …