Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Houghton mercied Negaunee 9-0. – Hancock outscored Escanaba 8-2. Alex Nordstrom scored four goals for the Bulldogs, and Carter Nettell added two. This weekend… – Jeffers visits the Northwest Academy Icemen tonight, and …
Read More »Making A Difference Scholarship Applications Sought
Portage Health Foundation (PHF) and Michigan Technological University are once again seeking local applicants for the Making a Difference Scholarship. At the heart of what the Portage Health Foundation does, is investing in health care, health research and health education. “We believe there is an enormity of opportunity for young people,” said Kevin Store, executive director of the PHFoundation. “By helping to provide access to …
Read More »You Help Fight Human Trafficking By Watching For The Signs
January is human trafficking awareness month, and the Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force has been giving presentations all week to spread awareness across the UP. The recently re-assembled task force has teamed up with local and federal law enforcement agencies and will hold two more seminars today. When you …
Read More »Two Appointed To Library Board
The city of Houghton made two appointments to the Library Board at their regular meeting Wednesday. Though there is currently only one open position on the board for the Portage Lake District Library, the pulling out of Chassell Township from the library district means Houghton will be able to appoint …
Read More »Houghton To Begin Crafting New Medical Marijuana Ordinance
The City of Houghton’s current medical marijuana ordinance does not comply with the recently passed Medical Marijuana Facility Licensing Act. As the December 15th deadline approached, the city chose to rely on its existing ordinance and to take no further action as the new rules went into effect. It was …
Read More »Janke’s 37 Helps Bolts Blast ‘Dogs – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school boys basketball last night… – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City dominated Hancock 83-43. The Blue Bolts outscored the Bulldogs 48-17 in the second half, and held them scoreless in the fourth quarter. Jaden Janke led Dollar Bay with 37 …
Read More »Heikinpäivä 2018 to Feature Reindeer on Quincy Green
HANCOCK — The reindeer are coming! The reindeer are coming! After several years of waiting, Heikinpäivä festival-goers will be pleased to know that this year’s festival will include three reindeer as part of the outdoor activities on Quincy Green. Thanks to an initiative by Finlandia University President Philip Johnson and …
Read More »Volunteers Needed For Chronic Pain Relief Study
UP Health System – Portage and Michigan Tech are teaming up to compare various methods of charging pain-treatment implants for patients with chronic back and lower limb pain. The results of this study will be used to create a new charging system for patients who have pain-mediating implants. The primary …
Read More »Campioni Remembered For More Than Groceries
Keweenaw residents say goodbye to long time friend and fellow community member Pat Campioni, who died Monday at his winter home in Florida. A third generation grocer, Campioni was the name sake of Pats foods, a chain of nine Upper Peninsula stores still owned and operated by the family today. …
Read More »Snyder Highlights State’s Successes & Challenges
From among the worst to one of the best–that was the theme of Governor Rick Snyder’s final state of the state address Tuesday night. The Republican governor touted that under his leadership, Michigan has surged from a state in the bottom 10 of the country to among the top 10, …
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