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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan’s children are falling behind in routine vaccines, out of postponed doctor visits. Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services has urged families to get their children and adolescents caught up with all needed vaccines as quickly as possible. Decreases in immunization rates puts people …

Beginning Monday, the Salvation Army in Hancock, will be ready to assist area families adversely affected by COVID-19. Help with such things as auto repairs, medical assistance and child care among other things, will be available to families that can prove hardship due to COVID-19. You must be able to …

No blue-green algae in the Portage Lake, Portage Canal or Torch Lake in Houghton County. This from a press release issued by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department late yesterday. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy analyzed samples from all three bodies of water, and found none of …

No Houghton County Fair this year, but there will be a Junior Market Livestock Show and Sale,  for beef steers, hogs and lambs. This from the Board’s monthly meeting last night. Concerns over COVID-19 far outweighed the risks of moving ahead with the fair. In addition to the fair being …

Will this year’s Houghton County Fair be cancelled? The decision could be made tonight. The Board holds their monthly meeting at the Houghton County Arena in Hancock, at 7pm, and the public is invited to attend. 

Since early June, certain retailers have been allowed to accept bottles and cans for their $.10 deposit, which consumers were still charged. There was an 11-week suspension returning bottles and cans  during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s estimated during this time, close to $80 million worth of bottles …

Now is not the time to start taking shortcuts in the battle against COVID-19, according to Governor Whitmer at her press conference yesterday. She also stressed the value of a mask. Implicit Bias Training, will also  be a requirement for training and certification, if  you want a career in the …

Governor Whitmer extended an executive order, which provides protection for residents who have had their water shut off. Whitmer said from day one, her administration has focused on building a stronger Michigan, by investing in people, their families, their pocketbooks and the infrastructure they rely on. Michigan’s Department of Environment, …

Several Michigan agencies including the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, the Michigan Public Service Commission, and the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority have launched a website, allowing residents to keep up with the permit process for Canadian Oil Company Enbridge’s proposed new tunnel and pipeline, which will carry crude …

A resident believes funding for local police departments should be increased, not redirected as several Michigan Tech students hoped for at the last council meeting. Resident Linda Casti. This, from their council meeting last night.  Police Chief Donnelly also said he met with the Michigan Tech Students, and had a …