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Missing Baraga County Man Found

UPDATE: Zephaniah Luke Phillips was located in Copper Harbor Thursday evening. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing man. Officials say 21-year-old Zephaniah Luke Phillips was last seen on Monday night around 10:15, heading south on the Skanee Road toward L’Anse, after leaving The Finns. Phillips also …

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COVID Town Hall to Address Physical Activity

The next Michigan Tech virtual COVID-19 Community Town Hall takes place this evening. This week’s topic is “The Importance of Staying Physically Active during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Guests will include sports medicine physician Dr. Keri Denay, UP Health System Portage Health and Fitness Manager Angela Luskin, and MTU alum Steve …

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Pheasant Season Prognosis Limited

Pheasant hunters won’t get much help from the state this fall. Because of COVID-19 budget cuts, no Department of Natural Resources Pheasant Hunting Initiative pheasant releases will take place during the upcoming hunting season. Budget reductions over the past several months have also limited the DNR’s ability to collect information …

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Boost for Local Food Distribution Coming

There’s federal money coming to help local growers deliver food to low income residents in our region. A $746,480 grant to Michigan State University will be used to strengthen local food economies in the Upper Peninsula, and in Battle Creek. Jamie Rahrig with the MSU Center for Regional Food System …

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Houghton County Schools Hope In-Person Classes will Resume Monday; BAS COVID Infection Confirmed

Houghton County school districts may be able to resume face-to-face instruction Monday. Although several districts have already announced that classes will resume, Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Health Officer Kate Beer told us late yesterday afternoon that the final decision won’t be made until results from Saturday’s community COVID-19 testing …

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U.P. Opioid Forum Today

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Opioids Task Force will host a virtual town hall today to learn more about how the opioid epidemic has impacted the Upper Peninsula. The town hall will run from 4:00 to 5:30. Officials will share the latest strategy to …

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MTU STEM Field Trip Grant Renewed

Outdoor field trips for school students will continue this year through the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach.  Tech Today reports that a $20,000 grant from Mary Nelson and the Wege Foundation of Grand Rapids will help pay for the outdoor adventures for kindergarten through eighth grade students. …

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