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Houghton seeks responses from residents for the city’s branding survey. In the past few months, a committee on the city planning commission has worked together toward developing a branding and marketing strategy for Houghton. Companies, cities, and organizations will often take time to review their branding once every ten years …

Even though Veteran’s Day ceremonies have wrapped up, the Copper Country will find a way to support military service members. Operation Copper Country Active Duty has begun accepting donations for the gift campaign. But the program needs service men and women to send gifts too. Over the years, and parents …

Grandma and mom both want the kids to return home. Michigan and the Upper Peninsula’s culture calls former residents back to the Great Lakes state. This Thursday, the MTEC SmartZone hosts the annual Return North career fair. 2024 will connect nine employers within the region with prospective employees searching for …

This story was produced by My UP News Anchor Rebecca Bartleme. Find the original story here. Great Lakes Recovery Centers is currently seeking donations for a few of their locations across the Upper Peninsula. For adult residential services in Marquette, they are seeking bedding like blankets, sheets, pillows, exercise equipment …

Giving Tuesday’s donation portal opens today. The special day of giving starts before December 3rd when people throughout the region connected to the Copper Country will donate to any number of 50 charitable causes. After several years Copper Shores Community Health Foundation plans to introduce the Amplification fund. Which will …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Stefan Joseph Szyszkowski, 90, a resident of Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 28, 2024, at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, after a short illness. He was born on November 14, 1933, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, …

In a region with one of the country’s highest concentrations of military veterans in communities, veteran’s Day has a lot of activity. Around the Copper Country, several schools held Veteran’s Day ceremonies that invited veterans to join students and faculty.   Houghton High School’s JROTC program led the school’s annual …

National Native American Heritage Month started great in Marquette during the Northern Michigan University inaugural Indigenous Perspective Symposium. Throughout the month many may learn more about Native American tribes in the region through a variety of events. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community CEO Brigitte LaPointe-Dunham says her experience at the event …

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Jessica Goska. Find the original story here. Book lovers, art enthusiasts, and those in search of a sober social space open in the evenings will soon get just what they’re looking for in downtown Ishpeming.  November 9, local artist Kitty Capelle, …

The state of Michigan files suit against two Tennessee inmate healthcare providers for unpaid payments to third-party subcontractors. Recently the state of Michigan filed suit against Grand Prairie Healthcare and Wellpath Healthcare for breach of contract, in pursuit of damages to third-party subcontractor EMS agencies that total 35 million dollars. …