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May 6th through the 12th is National Nurses Week, and UP Health System Portage is taking part in the celebration. The story of how National Nurses Week came about, starts in 1953, when an employee of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Dorothy Sutherland, suggested a national day …

As a result of armed protestors in the State Capitol Building last week, Michigan’s Capitol Commission is seeking legal advice, in hopes of banning firearms inside the Capitol Building. Lansing got national attention last Thursday, when residents opposed to Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home Stay Safe” Executive Order, converged on the …

Beginning Monday, weather permitting, approximately 12 miles of US 2 in Delta County will undergo repair work. The project will start in Escanaba, and continue to the Menominee/Delta County line, west of Bark River. The project will require single lane closures during daytime hours, and is expected to finish towards …

With social distancing seeming to be the new norm, at least for the foreseeable future, Michigan’s DNR is working hard, to make sure outdoor activities are still possible. John Pepin, Deputy Public Information Officer from Marquette. Boating, with a motor, was one of the restrictions recently lifted. State Parks are …

Absentee Balloting wasn’t a factor in results coming in for the Village of Lake Linden’s millage election yesterday. Results are in, and residents overwhelmingly voted to pass the millage, which will be used to maintain heavy equipment. Of the 219 votes cast, 198 residents voted to pass, while 21 voted …

Representative Greg Markkanen, from Hancock, has announced he will seek re-election. In a press release sent out late last night, Markkanen said that he helped accomplish much needed help for hardworking Yoopers, but that his work has just begun. He also stated he was ready to roll up his sleeves, …

In a press release late yesterday, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case in Gogebic County, for a non-resident. Apparently the person traveled to the UP from an urban area, to visit family, and was counted as a resident by the state, because they sought …

On Thursday, certain sectors of our economy, including lawn care, nurseries, pest control and commercial and residential construction, will reopen, while they continue measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Depending on data in the coming weeks, more sectors of the economy will hopefully start back up. Keweenaw’s Chamber of …

In March of 2021, NASA will be launching the second student built satellite from Michigan Tech’s Aerospace Team. The satellite, named Stratus, after it’s cloud imaging mission, will be sent on a rocket, up to the International Space Station. From there, it will be launched into outer space. Michigan Tech’s …

With the weather breaking, and COVID-19 restrictions beginning to loosen, people are beginning to gather more outdoors, and what outdoor gathering is complete, without a campfire? There’s nothing wrong with a campfire, provided you properly extinguish it when you’re done. Within the last week, the Lac La Belle volunteer fire …