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UP Health System – Portage is expanding its community events back towards normal, including the Sisu Shuffle 5k this Saturday. Angela Luskin says that preregistration is a requirement this year, and more information can be found here. Luskin says that fun is the name of the game. Whether you are …

At Tuesday’s Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education meeting, members were updated on renovations being planned for the Career and Technical Education Center’s Automotive Lab. Work will start at the end of this school year in June. The cement floor is going to be replaced and new equipment …

Inflation is starting to delay construction projects in the area. Hancock City Council altered the purchase agreement for 201 E. Franklin St., the former site of Neil’s Taxi Service, at Wednesday’s meeting. Developer Andrew Lahti bought the lot earlier this year and had originally hoped to have a rental property …

Dan Weingarten from the Michigan Department of Transportation says this year is a good one to be vigilant when planning road trips throughout the region. Over $121 million has been budgeted for construction projects in the Upper Peninsula. Expect to see orange barrels popping up in Houghton County next week. …

A COVID-19 vaccine clinic initially scheduled for just Michigan Tech faculty and students has been opened to the general public. Shots are administered in the Student Development Complex’s Wood Gym today until 5 PM and Thursday beginning at 8 AM. Walk-ins are accepted, but not preferred. Upper Great Lakes Family …

Calumet’s Village Council met Tuesday evening at the Calumet Theatre Ballroom to give final authority on recodification. Over 100 ordinances are going to be culled from the books in one fell swoop. Manager Caleb Katz says that American Legal Publishing can do the leg work for the council, once it …

The Houghton Parking Deck Subcommittee met Tuesday, using a two-paged outline of the issue compiled by City Manager Eric Waara as a starting point. All four members agreed that Waara’s document was an accurate portrayal of the different alternatives in a broad sense. Chairman Tom Merz said his only reservation …

Margie Hale is moving from Baraga County Memorial Hospital to Aspirus Health, and changing job titles too. Hale wore many hats at her previous business, including chief executive officer, chief nursing officer, and chief operating officer. She is leaving a hole that will be difficult to replace. At Aspirus, Hale …

The Porcupine Mountains Music Festival is postponed again for 2021, with a preliminary return date set of August 26-28, 2022. The festival’s director, Sheryl Sundberg, says the primary planning concern is the state mandated capacity limit, currently set at 300 participants. With no word on if restrictions would ease, organizers …

Correction: Residential grass was used in a prior version. It should read residential only glass. HoughtonCountyTransfer2021FinalDownload Earth Day marks the start of Houghton County’s new single stream recycling effort. Administrator Ben Larson says Waste Management and the Copper Country Recycling Initiative will operate the site, with sorting taking place in …