Officials showed off the revamped Houghton County Medical Care facility on Saturday. Now known as Canal View Houghton County, the building has been given a facelift from top to bottom. Highlights include a new dining tower, with a panoramic view of the canal. Rehab facilities have been upgraded. Flooring and …
Read More »State to Distribute Free Opioid Overdose Treatment Kits
The state is also preparing to give out free overdose treatment kits tomorrow. Nearly 52,000 doses of naloxone in the form of NARCAN nasal spray have been sent to participating pharmacies. Naloxone is safe to administer, and can save the life of someone experiencing an opioid overdose. Kits will be …
Read More »Houghton Defense Contractor Hit with Federal Sanctions and $1,000,000 Fine
A Houghton-based defense contractor has agreed to pay a one-million dollar fine for defrauding the federal government. GS Engineering was accused of manipulating equipment leases by depreciating the equipment, charging the depreciation to the federal government, then leasing the same equipment back from other companies controlled by GS principals. The …
Read More »Michigan Turkey Hunt to Begin
Fall turkey hunting season begins Sunday in Michigan. Any limited-quota licenses that remain may be purchased by any hunter with a current base license or mentored youth license. That includes those who did not apply for a fall turkey license. Hunters may purchase one license a day until quotas are …
Read More »Youth Hockey Fund Grants Available
Applications are now being accepted for grants from the Copper Country Youth Hockey Fund for 2019-2020. Grants must support youth ice hockey programs throughout the Copper Country Junior Hockey Association territory, and expand opportunities for youth to develop hockey skills. Applications must fall within the guidelines established by the Keweenaw …
Read More »Calumet Theatre Featured in Award-Winning Book
A book that features the Calumet Theatre has won a 2019 State History Award. Once Upon a Time at the Opera House: Drama at Three Historic Michigan Theaters, 1882-1928 was written by James Berton Harris, and published by Michigan State University Press. It’s a lavishly illustrated look at three community …
Read More »Houghton Council Sets Fall Clean-Up Date
Houghton’s fall clean-up will run from September 28th to October 27th. The dates were approved Wednesday night by the city council. Dumpsters will be available seven days a week at the city garage at the corner of Technical Avenue and Gundlach Road. Wood, brick, furniture, clothes and metal will be …
Read More »Baraga Hog Farmers Win Court Battle
A Baraga County farmer can continue to raise a special breed of hog. The state sued Roger and Brenda Turunen in 2012, saying that the pigs they raised were illegal under a Michigan law that had been passed to reduce the wild boar population. There followed a lengthy battle over …
Read More »Vape Ban Could Have Dramatic Effect Locally
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed ban on flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan may be eclipsed by President Trump’s recently-announced initiative to remove them from the market nationwide. Wherever it comes from, such a ban will have significant effects on an industry that sells more than two-billion dollars worth of product each year …
Read More »Winds Blow Out Power
High winds caused power problems across the Keweenaw Peninsula overnight. UPPCO reported more than 1,700 customers without power early this morning. Crews continue to work to restore service. See the latest figures here. Ontonagon REA does not report service outages.
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