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Aspirus Health hospitals in the Upper Peninsula earn the 2024 Governor’s Award of Excellence. In an announcement yesterday, Keweenaw Health shared all three Upper Peninsula hospitals have earned the prestigious award in recognition of reducing readmissions and infections, making improvements in sepsis mortality and adverse drug events, and progress in …

Copper Country nonprofits have many supporters. But sometimes, it is difficult for philanthropies to communicate what they need effectively with potential donors. Tomorrow and Saturday, Lisa Dietlin, President and CEO of Transformational Philanthropy, will lead two presentations in Houghton. Tomorrow the Keweenaw Community Forum will host Dietlin at the Lakeshore …

Residents express concern about speeding on 7th Avenue. Residents living on 7th Avenue expressed that changes in driving habits have increased cases of speeding and distracted drivers. City of Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly says the city has started looking into solutions for addressing speeding. 7th Avenue, Houghton Avenue near …

Huskies love to play in the snow. Winter will return soon to the copper country, and with it the 2025 winter carnival at Michigan Tech. The University’s long-standing tradition to celebrate living in a winter wonderland will come to campus in February. However, the Blue Key Honor Society has already …

Boo! Halloween is just around the corner. Around this time of year, communities enjoy coming together for a little spooky fun. On Friday the village of L’Anse will host the annual Boo! On the Bay. With fun activities for kids, hay rides, a haunted house, and trick-or-treating the downtown. There’s …

This story was produced by My UP News Correspondent Jessica Goska. Find the original story here. As of August 2024, six Upper Peninsula counties affected by an April 2023 flash flood event have unfunded damages totaling nearly $64 million. Baraga, Iron, Houghton, Gogebic, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties applied for Disaster …

It takes a lot of support to operate and maintain the crown jewel of Calumet. The Calumet Theatre’s dedicated board of directors works throughout the year to keep track of restoration projects, book acts for the stage, and coordinate volunteers for events and programs. In the last couple of years, …

The start of the school year can be the start of a new flu season. Around the start of school medical professionals suggest parents ensure their child’s immunizations are current. The fall is a great time to update vaccination shots says Aspirus Keweenaw Pediatric Doctor James Black, because parents are …

The Michigan Technological University’s College of Computing adds new faculty members. Assistant Professor Amna Mazen and Professor of Practice Victoria Walters will join the College of Computing’s team of educators in the Department of Applied Computing. The Department of Computer Science will add four new faculty to the team. New …

Copper Shores Outreach and Education offers a free training program to address suicide prevention. Next week Copper Shores Outreach and Education will host a free QPR training session at the Portage Lake District Library. QPR or questions Persuade, and refer, asks residents in the copper country to look out for …