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A team of 20 Michigan wildlands firefighters will spend two weeks in California helping in the effort to quench fires that have burned more than 270,000 acres since the beginning of December. It includes 13 firefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and seven firefighters from Michigan’s Bureau of …

The following press release was issued by MCKEEN & ASSOCIATES.  The response from Aspirus follows the press release: DETROIT – December 18, 2017 – McKeen & Associates announced today it won a verdict in excess of $9 million on behalf of its client, Julie Harris, a resident of Houghton County, Michigan. …

Should the Upper Peninsula become its own state? The topic has arose numerous times throughout the years, even going back to the 1800’s with names suggested such as Sylvania or Superior. Though the likelihood is slim, there are those who are still pushing for the U.P. to break off from …

A mini comic-con is coming to Houghton, featuring comics, video games and the voice of Princess Zelda. Art Heart is a charity event being hosted by Black Ice Comics and takes place on Wednesday, December 27th at the Magnuson Franklin Square Inn in Houghton from 4-8pm. All proceeds will benefit …

ONTONAGON, Mich.  — It’s a tradition in Ontonagon to kick off the holiday season with a special Christmas Concert that’s jam-packed with local musical talent. And that’s exactly what the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation delivered to the community for a 10th season. Around 200 gathered at the Ontonagon Theater of …

While temperatures have been a little warmer for a couple of days, colder weather is here again and the Houghton County Road Commission is reminding drivers to use caution while on the roadways.   Keweenaw motorists are all familiar with the slipping and sliding that takes place this time of …

Now that the new medical marijuana regulations have gone into effect, many are looking ahead to possibly placing a proposal to legalize recreational use of the drug. How different will the regulations be if that were to happen? Michigan Tech’s Syd Johnson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics. …

Two people are in custody after detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team found a meth lab in Houghton County on Monday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department was sent to a residence on Liminga Road earlier for reports of a suspicious situation and after making contact with the two …

Finlandia University Gallery will be closed from December 23-January 3, 2018 for the holidays. The Gallery will re-open on January 4th.  The current 27th Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition featuring the ceramic of Kristin Pavelka will be on display through January 13th. The Gallery will resume regular hours Mon-Fri …

The Portage Lake District Library will host two training sessions that will show participants how to use Ancestry Library Edition to search family records on Wednesday, December 20, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. Ancestry Library Edition contains billions of records in census data, birth, marriage and death …