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Flu vaccinations are now available for area veterans enrolled in VA health care. Veterans may request the flu shot at their regularly scheduled VA appointments. They can also get the shot during a walk-in clinic at the Hancock VA office on October 23rd. No appointment will be necessary if you …

Lamprey treatments in our region continue. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel are scheduled to apply lampricides (Lampricid and Bayluscide) to the Ontonagon River in Ontonagon and Houghton counties. The selective poison will kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications could begin as early as today, and …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has issued a health warning for the area around the Julio scrap yards along the Ripley waterfront. State officials recently analyzed samples taken from the area. They found a long list of potentially harmful materials, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s), lead, mercury, and asbestos. Of …

The Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force has a new member. Tonya M. Swenor of Marquette is the energy assistance program manager for the Superior Watershed Partnership. She replaces Emily Leach, also of the Superior Watershed Partnership, who has resigned. The Task Force is charged with developing ways to provide more …

We know that decades of underfunding have left Michigan’s roads and bridges among the worst in the nation. But, how do our roads compare community-to-community within the state? Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council has surveyed the state, and crunched the numbers. Baraga County fared well, with a only quarter of …

A driver was hospitalized after a traffic collision trapped her in her car just north of the Houghton County Memorial Airport this morning. State Police troopers tell us that 32-year-old Rebekkah Mikkola was southbound on US-41 around 8:00. A northbound vehicle driven by 77-year-old Lila Hobmeier made a left turn …

Gasoline prices in the Upper Peninsula have dropped a bit over the past week. AAA Michigan’s ongoing survey pegged yesterday’s average price in the Marquette metro area at $2.65 per gallon… three cents less than a week ago… two cents less than a month ago… and 40 cents per gallon …

Michigan Tech’s 90th Homecoming is in the books. The Beta Sigma Theta Fraternity won the Homecoming competition this year, placing first in Class A, with Phi Kappa Tau as runner-up. The Alpha Sigma Tau sorority took first place in Class B, followed by the Mafia Residence Hall. The Delta Phi …

UPDATE: Police tell us Wilson returned home on his own Sunday evening. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post are looking for a missing teenage boy in Marquette County. Zander Lee Wilson Fifteen-year-old Zander Lee Wilson was last seen around 8:30 Saturday morning near his residence on County Road …

The Village of Calumet is positioning itself for a more aggressive fight against blight. In a press release, Village Manager Caleb Katz said that blight causes significant adverse effects that are felt across the entire community, including decreased property values, fewer economic development opportunities, and a loss of community pride.  …