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Houghton plans to use some of the remaining ARPA funds for park improvements. Houghton has approximately 120,000 dollars remaining of the COVID relief money that the city needs to spend before 2026. Within the recently approved master plan, Houghton included outlines for potential projects in the Garnet Street Park, West …

A Frankfort man was been sentenced to 60 months probation and ordered to pay for damages caused to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2022. Today U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced Andrew Blair Howard, 63 years old of Frankfurt, has been sentenced to …

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum earns the Superior Award from one of the oldest historical societies in the country. Yesterday the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, announced it has received the Superior Award from the Historical Society of Michigan that recognizes a museum dedicated to preserving and advancing …

The state of Michigan creates a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to address the rise of firearm-related injuries and deaths in the state. Last week Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Establishing the new task force builds upon the state’s recent …

UPPCO withdraws its request for a permanent waiver following intervention by the Michigan Attorney General’s office. Yesterday Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the Upper Peninsula Power Company has voluntarily withdrawn its request for a permanent waiver that would count multiple power outages during catastrophic conditions as a single …

The Houghton Planning Commission has passed a site plan review to the city council made by Houghton Building Supply. In the fall of 2023, Houghton Building Supply came to Houghton to propose a second structure on the business’s lot for storing materials. Since then Houghton Building Supply has continued to …

Each summer Dam Jam brings regional music, vendors, food, and visitors to a hidden-away corner of Calumet. The Dam Jam Music and Camping Festival highlights the Calumet Lions Park hidden on Waterworks Road. The park was created in partnership between the township and the local Lions Club to create a …

The demands of caring for an older relative weigh on a family. At the end of July, the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress will host a third Dementia Caregivers program for residents of the Upper Peninsula. The completely online program over three sessions shares vital information with family caregivers …

The Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools Foundation awards over 120,000 scholarships to 22 class of 2024 graduates. Yesterday the Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools Foundation awarded scholarships ranging from 250 to 25000 dollars to twenty-two recent Lake Linden Hubbell High School graduates. The foundation supports students’ education through scholarship awards, …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Official announces results of the state’s winter wolf survey. In 2024 the department estimates the Upper Peninsula has seen 131 new wolves add to the region’s population from 2022. Bringing the total estimated wolf population in the Upper Peninsula to 762 animals. The figures demonstrate …