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One of the obstacles to getting treatment for cancer in the Copper Country is the travel necessary to receive specialized care. A grant from The Keller Community Foundation out of Minnesota to the Portage Health Foundation is providing a way to ease the financial burden of having to make those …
Read More »Project To Build Houghton Skatepark Pushing Off
Houghton, Michigan—A project aimed at bringing an outdoor skatepark to the City of Houghton has gained traction with a brand new website, an endowment through the Keweenaw Community Foundation, and a fundraiser scheduled for March 12th. A group of local community leaders formed in mid-late 2015 with the common goal …
Read More »Calumet Native Promoted To Brigadier General Of The Michigan National Guard.
A Calumet native is moving up in the ranks of the Michigan National Guard. Deputy Commander of the 46th Military Police Command Paul Rogers has been promoted to Brigadier General. He received his new rank insignia symbols at a promotion ceremony last weekend in Lansing Rogers received a Doctorate of …
Read More »Stormy Kromer Owner Talks Entrepreneurship At Michigan Tech
In 2001, Bob Jacquart heard news that Stormy Kromer caps were to cease production. A phone call and a month later, Jaquart Fabric Products brought Stormy Kromer Mercantile to the U.P. Bob Jacquart has a long history in entrepreneurship and he visited Michigan Tech to share that experience with students. …
Read More »Stormy Kromer Owner Talks Entrepreneurship At Michigan Tech
In 2001, Bob Jacquart heard news that Stormy Kromer caps were to cease production. A phone call and a month later, Jaquart Fabric Products brought Stormy Kromer Mercantile to the U.P. Bob Jacquart has a long history in entrepreneurship and he visited Michigan Tech to share that experience with students. …
Read More »Snyder Among Those To Testify On Flint Water Crisis
A who’s who of the Flint water crisis will be testifying before a congressional panel next month. On March 15th Flint’s former emergency manager and former mayor will testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Darnell Earley and Dayne Walling will be joined by Virginia Tech researcher …
Read More »Snyder Among Those To Testify On Flint Water Crisis
A who’s who of the Flint water crisis will be testifying before a congressional panel next month. On March 15th Flint’s former emergency manager and former mayor will testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Darnell Earley and Dayne Walling will be joined by Virginia Tech researcher …
Read More »8 To 12 Inches Of Snow Fell Across Much Of Lower Michigan
People across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula are digging out from the eight to 12 inches of snow that fell Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A few spots in mid-Michigan checked in with 14 inches of snow. Brandon Hoving, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, says …
Read More »8 To 12 Inches Of Snow Fell Across Much Of Lower Michigan
People across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula are digging out from the eight to 12 inches of snow that fell Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A few spots in mid-Michigan checked in with 14 inches of snow. Brandon Hoving, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, says …
Read More »Study Cites Risky U.S. Drivers
About 87 percent of drivers are engaged in at least one risky behavior while behind the wheel within the past month, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. These unsafe behaviors include driving while distracted, impaired, drowsy, speeding, running red lights or not wearing a …
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