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[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation is putting on an event Memorial Day weekend called Experience the Keweenaw. It is a multi-purpose event that will be 1) raise funds for an outdoor recreation and wellness fund, 2) raise awareness to the natural resources and silent sports in our community (Baraga, Houghton, …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Superior AmeriCorps Book Club for Kids celebrating Pajama Day on Saturday, May 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Kids ages 3 through 9 are invited to wear pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal for bedtime stories. After listening to stories, kids …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – Following on the heels of a successful community open house celebration for the new emergency department and inpatient unit at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, generous support for the main entrance canopy continues to come in. Ontonagon residents Bill and Joanne Wood presented Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation President Jim …

Health care provides a wide range of career opportunities for students. Students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District toured U.P. Health System—Portage to get a behind-the-scenes look at working at a hospital. Manderfield-051217-1 Catherine Manderfield, RN, and Clinical Human Resources Coordinator for U.P. Health System—Portage, said, “So they were …

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Friday, May 12, within the state Capitol complex and within the 109th District of the House of Representatives in honor of state Rep. John Kivela, who died Tuesday, May 9. “John was a …

A demonstration will be held this Saturday in Houghton to protest the “American Health Care Act.” Organizers are calling it the Bergman/Trumpcare Die-In and are holding it at noon at Veterans Park. They claim that 44,000 people will die every year due to lack of health insurance if the bill …

Act4Health and the Copper Country Humane Society are hosting a Mutt Strut to provide a fun opportunity to get outside and get some exercise and help some of the shelter dogs do the same. The walk begins at 5:30pm at the animal shelter on May 17th. They will be walking …

HANCOCK, Michigan, May 9, 2017 – Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP) is hosting Part 2 of their Professional Development Series later this month. The event, Professionalism 101: The Art of Networking and Managing Your Personal Brand, will take place on Monday, May 22nd from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR), based in Houghton, today announced the award of $10,000 in total funding to two Western U.P. organizations  by WUPPDR’s 2017 Placemaking Grant Program. The program is funded by the State of Michigan’s 2017 Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI). The 2017 WUPPDR RPI …

Houghton, Mich. – The future for solar energy in the Western Upper Peninsula just got a bit brighter thanks to a $27,230 grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) to the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR). The grant will be used to support …