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[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) flood relief application is still available through July 27, 2018, at 3:30 pm ET. PHF wants to stress that no late applications will be accepted and encourage community members affected by the Father’s Day flood to submit an application. This funding is not …

July 13, 2018 TO ALL HOUGHTON COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE 2018 FLOODS This letter is being distributed as a guide regarding the assistance that is available for Houghton County residents that have been affected by the recent floods. First, if you need assistance cleaning out the flood damaged areas …

With the heavy Wednesday night/Thursday morning rains, the Houghton County Road Commission reported an additional 18 roads that sustained damage. By the end of yesterday however, all of those road were made passable with the exception of Pewabic Street in Ripley and 8th Street in Hubble. The list of roads …

July 13, 2018–According to the National Weather Service, communities across the Western Upper Peninsula received between 1-5 inches of rain throughout the early morning hours of July 12th. Water samples collected from Canal/Portage Lake waterways on July 12th indicated very high levels of both E.Coli and Fecal Coliform bacteria. WUPHD is …

Finlandia University’s International School of Art & Design (ISAD) is hosting an open house and portfolio review day for prospective art students on July 31. “We are dedicated to making the arts strong in the Upper Peninsula,” ISAD coordinator Gini Brewer said. “We are hosting this event to bring in prospective students and show …

It’s been nearly a year and a half since construction began at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility and as the new portion is about to go into service, they are asking you to help choose its name. Construction began in March of last year on the 12,500 square foot …

Congressman Jack Bergman is part of a new subcommittee that will focus on technology projects at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will provide oversight on the Electronic Health Record Modernization program. It’s being called the nation’s largest electronic health records overhaul and is intended to …

The DNR’s Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council will meet in Houghton Tuesday, July 17, exactly one month since flash flooding devastated many places in and around the Houghton-Hancock area, including state-managed trails and boating access sites. Among its agenda items, the council will get an update from DNR Parks …

The distribution process is underway for monies donated to the Disaster Relief Fund, set up by the Keweenaw Community Foundation following the Father’s Day Flood. The initial funding will result in the distribution of $1,000 Visa gift cards to those individuals whose homes falls under the majorly or completely destroyed …

Another round of rain and another round of flooding. A reported three to four inches of rain fell in parts of Houghton County last night, overwhelming the local drainage system that had barely begun to recover from the damage caused in last month’s storm. M-26 had to be closed in …