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Houghton Skatepark Still Coming This Year

The Houghton Skatepark is still on track to be installed this fall. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the 90 percent drawings were submitted by the organization for review and approval. Waara said everything looked good so now they will begin to look at scheduling a start date for construction. …

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Shoppers Will Need To Wait For New Meijer

Houghton residents are being asked to be patient when it comes to potentially getting a new Meijer store. Representatives from the company have met with the city manager and plan to do some soil borings on the proposed site. The city of Houghton is working with Portage Township on some …

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Houghton Lines Up Repair Projects

Repairs to infrastructure in Houghton continue on both flood and non-flood related projects. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said representatives from FEMA will be staying in town for the foreseeable future at the regular meeting of the City Council Wednesday.  A Program Delivery Manager is expected to arrive after Labor …

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Portage Health Auxiliary To Begin Accepting Grant Applications

Grant applications will be accepted by the Portage Health Auxiliary starting September 1st for funding for health and well-being projects. This funding is for non-profit organizations in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. The Portage Health Auxiliary is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being …

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Range Lions Club Holds August Meeting

The Range Lions Club held their regular meeting on Monday at the Range Lounge in South Range. The Range Lions announced their fall promotion for sight conservation and civic improvement. Tickets can be purchased from any Range Lions Club member. The Range Lions donated $50 to the Copper Country Veterans …

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Free Vision & Hearing Screenings Available For Children

The Western UP Health Department is offering free vision and hearing screenings at their Hancock office for children entering Head Start and Kindergarten. Appointments are available between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm today and tomorrow. Hearing and vision greatly impact your child’s ability to succeed in school. Undiagnosed hearing problems …

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