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Dial Help has expanded their UP-wide Safety Net Program to include people seeking treatment or other services for Substance Use Disorder. Funding for the program was provided in part by the Superior Health Foundation and the Walmart Foundation. The goal of the program is to offer crisis support until individuals …

For the 70th year in a row, the community is coming together to enjoy a special treat that is done best right here. The Copper Country Strawberry Festival gets underway today as the Chassell Lions Club once again serves up their famous strawberry shortcake. Made with strawberries grown locally, Lions …

(Houghton, MI) – Following are the latest updates regarding the flood recovery efforts in Houghton County. The Portage Health Foundation has released an application that homeowners can complete to apply for aid with repair work that is needed due to flood damage. Please call (906) 523-5920 to request an application. …

HANCOCK, MI – The Copper Country Community Arts Council (CCCAC) is the administrator for the Regional Re-granting program of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The CCCAC facilitates funding opportunities for arts projects in the six counties of the Western Upper Peninsula; Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, …

Michigan is home to an estimated 12,000 adult black bears. To guide bear management throughout the state, the DNR, with assistance from tribes and many others interested in maintaining a healthy black bear population, developed the state’s first bear management plan in 2009. Now, the DNR is working to revise …

It’s the day the music died, or at least went on Sabbatical. PJ Olsson’s Rock Camp will not take place this year after organizers announced its cancellation on their Facebook page. The Rock Camp has inspired young musicians for ten years and culminated in a full concert at the end …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Houghton FIRST robot teams on Saturday, July 7, from noon – 2:00 p.m. for kids of all ages for an afternoon of fun with robots! The Houghton FIRST robot programs and teams are for K-12 grade students. Each level varies in complexity …

Finlandia’s Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen is now a member of the Finlandia Foundation National Board of Trustees. The trustees elected Virtanen to the board at their March meeting in Dallas. Virtanen is the Finnish & Nordic Studies professor at Finlandia University. She holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies from …

It ended soon after it started. Author Steve Lehto set out on a journey inspired by Douglass Houghton on Sunday. Traveling in a canoe, Lehto hoped to make the 1,200 mile trek from Duluth, Minnesota to Detroit. Excessive debris in Lake Superior in combination with poor weather proved to be …

The 43rd Annual Canal Run will still take place but it will have a different finish line. Normally, the event concludes in downtown Hancock but flood damage to M-203 has forced organizers into making the change. The race starts will remain the same for the five-mile, 10-mile and half marathon …