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HOUGHTON COUNTY – Western U.P. Health Department is offering free well testing kits to residents with water wells that were flooded over the weekend. The health department continues to issue precautions for homeowner with wells that have been flooded due to the severe storm Sunday morning that resulted in erosion …

Houghton County residents and business owners who experienced flood damage from Sunday’s storm have little time remaining in which to file reports about their losses to assist local officials in obtaining federal disaster assistance. Houghton County officials must turn in completed damage and estimated cost figures to the state by …

Work road, not related to flood damage repair, is set to begin Thursday, June 28 in Baraga County. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $3 million to mill and resurface about 7 miles of US-41 from Old US-41 north to the Houghton County line. This work will require …

IMPORTANT – IF WE DON’T’ ALL ACT NOW, WE MAY NOT GET NEEDED FEDERAL FUNDING!! – SPREAD THE WORD!! If you have not already done so, please call 211 as soon as possible to report all damages resulting from the flooding. All damages need to be reported by 5:00 pm …

Three longtime firefighters for the city of Hancock are receiving special recognition for their combined 79 years of service. Mark Dennis, John Gedda, and Philip Verville II recently retired from the Hancock Fire Department. They were presented with plaques from the Hancock City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday. Verville …

Hancock Public Schools is asking voters to support a sinking fund proposal on the next ballot. Hancock Schools Superintendent Kipp Beaudoin gave a presentation to the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday. The district is asking to raise $1.39 million over the next five years with a millage increase …

Negotiations with the city of Hancock’s choice for their next city manager are back on. Councilman Paul LaBine said after initial negotiations had broken down with former Hancock mayor Barry Givens, the city reached out to him with a newly formed committee consisting of LaBine and Councilmen Ron Blau and …

As support for the flood relief continues to pour in from across the country, a disaster logistics team has been assembled to organize efforts and maximize efficiency. Hardship and heart warmth are words that only begin to describe the past few days in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Road crews have months …

The City of Hancock wasn’t hit as hard as some other areas, but the city is still looking at about $9.7 million in damages from last weekend’s storm. Hancock City Manager Glenn Anderson gave an update to the city council about their recovery effort at their regular meeting Wednesday. The …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) as well as Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) offered support of any request by the State of Michigan for federal assistance in responding to the widespread flooding that occurred following the heavy rainfall in Houghton and Menominee Counties. On …