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A paving and culvert project gets underway on Monday on US-41 in two locations in Houghton County. The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $2 million to repair 5.3 miles of US-41 from south of 6th Street in Chassell to north of Denton Road and from east of Isle …

The deadline to register exhibits to avoid a late fee for livestock, horses, and youth clubs for the Houghton County Fair is Wednesday, August 14th at 7:00pm. The open youth and adult still exhibit registration deadline is Friday, August 16th at 6:00pm. The fair office will be open from Noon …

The following press release was issued by Aspirus: UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. – Aspirus has hired Andy Costic as the Vice President – Regional Finance. Costic is a master’s-prepared health care executive and brings more than 19 years of experience in finance, operations, revenue cycle and informational technology to Aspirus. Most recently, …

HANCOCK, MI – The new exhibition in the Kerredge Gallery at Copper Country Community Arts Center is Letters Home, contemporary letterpress prints by Vida Sačić. Vida Sačić is an artist, designer and educator who creates work that blurs the distinctions between these areas. She grew up in Croatia, former Yugoslavia, …

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Twenty, four-person teams took to the greens at the Ontonagon Golf Course for the 11th annual Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation Golf Outing on July 17. This year was another great success, with donors helping to raise $7,500 for the purchase of new comfort position recliners for the residents of …

US Senator Gary Peters continues to make his away across Michigan on his 4th annual motorcycle tour. Tuesday he stopped in Escanaba to visit the Engineered Machined Products facilities where the Senator highlighted the importance of keeping Michigan at the forefront of manufacturing. Peters also talked about his proposal to …

PJ Olsson’s Rock Camp returns with the Really Big Show this Saturday night at the Rozsa Center. For the 10th year, Rock Campers have come together for a two-week full immersion camp to hone their performance skills and grow individually as people and musicians. The lineup of talented performers includes …

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools will get their desired upgrades and the Village of Calumet will be able to buy some much needed maintenance equipment. Bond proposals were put in front of voters in yesterday’s August election. Both decisions were close, but in the end, voters gave narrow approvals to …

HOUGHTON, MICH – Isle Royale National Park (ISRO) announces the release of the draft Cultural Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (CRMP/EA) for public review and comment. The purpose of the plan is to develop a long-term comprehensive strategy for managing the non-wilderness cultural resources of the park. The document provides …

The UP Regional Blood Center is currently experiencing a critical need for O-pos, O-neg, and A-neg blood types. Rachel Heath from the UP regional Blood Center says summertime usually brings a drop in donations as people enjoy the weather but the need does not.  “A lot of people are traveling …