Category Archives: News

Unite Mental Health and Wellness adds a Pediatric Mental Health Specialist to its team
Unite Mental Health and Wellness adds a new pediatric mental health specialist to its team. Unite Mental Health and Wellness recently announced it had added Zachary Meston, a Pediatric Mental health s...
Site Staff Jan 06, 2025

Baragaland Senior Citizens invite the community to meal sites and offers support for those impacted by cancer
Baragaland Senior Citizens helps build community through meals, opportunities to go into town, and emotional support. The group recently announced this year's first congregate meal site will set the t...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

Keweenaw Community Foundation encourages support for the Great Start Early Childhood Fund
The Keweenaw Community Foundation announces a fund supporting childcare in the Copper Country will soon begin accepting grant applications. Last week The Keweenaw Community Foundation announced it wil...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

MSU Extension host online webinar to discuss impacts of tourism on the Upper Peninsula
Tourism has a large impact on the Upper Peninsula's regional economy. From families visiting in the summer to hike trails or camp in historic campgrounds, to groups of friends spending a weekend warmi...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

Hancock leaders agree purchasing the HoCo Arena was well worth the price tag
Early in 2024, Hancock finalized the city's purchase and takeover of the Houghton County Arena. Now called the HoCo Arena, the city worked with the former Portage Lake Multi-Educational Service Group ...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

NWS Negaunee records 2024 as the hottest year for daily low temperatures
This story was produced by My UP News Correspondent Jessica Goska, find more details here. The Marquette area experienced its warmest year on record in 2024, according to the National Weather Service ...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

January is National Radon Action Month
The start of a new month means the start of a new awareness campaign encouraging residents to take care of their health. At the beginning of the year, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department pro...
Site Staff Jan 03, 2025

LSSU releases 2025's banned words list, including cringe, skibidi, and IYKYK
This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Andrew Lorinsor, find the original story here. As the new year unfolds, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) announced its 2025 Banished Words List...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025 Rogers

Copper Country Great Start Collaborative offers online way to support the Baby Closet
The New Year's Baby has rung the bell and started 2025. A few weeks before the end of 2024, the Copper Country Great Start Collaborative started the organization's annual Diaper Drive for the Baby Clo...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025

Michigan Technological University sustainability students help Main Street Calumet prepare for winter
Michigan Tech students help Main Street Calumet prepare the village for winter. This past November Michigan Technological University Sustainability Living Community program students helped Main Street...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025