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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will not be providing assistance for individuals in Houghton, Gogebic, and Menominee Counties following the June flooding. US Senator Gary Peters issued a statement Thursday following the denial of individual assistance though FEMA had previously declared these areas eligible to receive assistance through the Public …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department was called to the scene of an abandoned meth lab near Baltic on Wednesday. The abandoned lab was located by workers in the area cutting trees along the power lines. The workers located the lab within the confines of a concrete tunnel near the old …

The Portage Lake District Library will host a presentation on services that are offered by Aging Life Care on Thursday, August 16, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Maureen Jensen and Carol Johnson Pfefferkorn will present a detailed explanation of Aging Life Care, a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older …

The unveiling of the Maritime Autonomy Research Site (MARS), the first freshwater testbed of its kind in the world, will take place at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10 at Michigan Technological University’s Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC). The unveiling of MARS coincides with the launch of the Smart Ships Coalition, designed to study …

International industry leaders and research engineers from mining and mineral processing are in town for the 7th annual meeting of the Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steelmaking Center, hosted by Michigan Tech. This year’s theme is “New Paradigms in Mineral Processing.” The formal meeting features speakers from India, China, Chile, Brazil, …

An Ironwood woman is facing animal cruelty charges after nearly 40 animals were removed from her home. 37-year-old Crystal Marie Lotzer was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with Felony Animal Cruelty and misdemeanor Failure to Provide Care. Authorities say Lotzer was holding a large number of animals inside her …

The Michigan State Police Calumet Post has a new trooper from the Upper Peninsula. Gwinn-native Nicholas Miller has joined the post after graduating from the 134th Trooper Recruit School on July 12th. Trooper Miller will continue his law enforcement training and work with field training officers at the Calumet Post …

Six Upper Peninsula health departments and 26 community partners announce the release of a first-of-its-kind Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) covering all 15 U.P. counties. The 350-page report, now available on-line to the general public, provides a wealth of information on the health status of U.P.’s 310,000 residents. The newly …

The Federal Disaster Declaration is helping to pave the way for road repair work in Houghton. City Manager Eric Waara gave an update on the road work to the Houghton City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday. Agate Street was paved ahead of the arrival of college students but it …

Pasty Fest returns to Calumet next weekend and preparations are already underway for the traditional Pasty Fest Parade. Pasty Fest will take place on Saturday, August 18th, the same day that the Great Deer Chase mountain bike race is held. Registration is open for the parade and organizer Dave Crowley …