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The 14th annual Kids’ Fishing Derby will be held at Swedetown Pond this Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club in conjunction with Calumet Township. Kids can fish from 9:00am to noon with a free hot dog lunch and prizes starting at noon. Worms will be provided …

The public is invited for an evening learning about the only air service from Hancock to Isle Royale National Park.  The event will take place Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Portage Lake District Library. Director of Operations for Isle Royale Seaplanes John Rector will discuss questions that have recently come …

The Republican Party of Keweenaw County will be hosting a candidate forum featuring Republican candidates for State Representative in the 110th District. The forum will take place on Monday, July 23rd in the ballroom at Dee Stadium in Houghton.  Doors open at 7:00pm and the forum will begin at 7:30pm. …

Interest in the Copper Country Strong group photo continues to grow so steps are being taken to mitigate potential parking issues. The photo is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:15pm in the parking lot of UP Health System—Portage in Hancock, the one month anniversary of the Father’s Day Flood. The Hancock …

Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in Alger County.  The fire took place around 1:00 Saturday morning at a house in Rock River Township. The house was completely destroyed by the fire. Fire fighters discovered the remains of a person inside the residence. The name of the victim has not …

State Representative Scott Dianda is adding his voice to the call that President Trump make a federal disaster declaration. Dianda introduced a resolution in the state house last week calling for the declaration for the counties of Houghton, Gogebic, and Menominee, all of which are still struggling to clean up …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) flood relief application is still available through July 27, 2018, at 3:30 pm ET. PHF wants to stress that no late applications will be accepted and encourage community members affected by the Father’s Day flood to submit an application. This funding is not …

July 13, 2018 TO ALL HOUGHTON COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE 2018 FLOODS This letter is being distributed as a guide regarding the assistance that is available for Houghton County residents that have been affected by the recent floods. First, if you need assistance cleaning out the flood damaged areas …

With the heavy Wednesday night/Thursday morning rains, the Houghton County Road Commission reported an additional 18 roads that sustained damage. By the end of yesterday however, all of those road were made passable with the exception of Pewabic Street in Ripley and 8th Street in Hubble. The list of roads …

July 13, 2018–According to the National Weather Service, communities across the Western Upper Peninsula received between 1-5 inches of rain throughout the early morning hours of July 12th. Water samples collected from Canal/Portage Lake waterways on July 12th indicated very high levels of both E.Coli and Fecal Coliform bacteria. WUPHD is …