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MNA and Michigan LEO Announce 1.2 Million in Grants Awarded to 60 Upper Peninsula Non-profits

The Michigan Non–profit Association awards 1.2 million dollars in grants to non-profits in the Upper Peninsula. The MNA and Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity recently announced the grantees of the MI Non-profit relief fund’s Upper Peninsula awards. The Mi Non-profit relief fund will award grants ranging from 5,000 …

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Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: Omega House

A goal for many people includes staying healthy throughout life. But it is still important to care for health near the end of life. At Omega House the group works hard to keep its facility as low cost to members of the copper country as possible. Omega House Executive Director …

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Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: Simple Kindness for Youth

Everyone needs some simple kindness to get through life and have the things you need. Over the years SKY, has worked as a grassroots type of organization that supports kids in the copper country with grant funds. Through the watchful eye of teachers, SKY helps kids in the local area …

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CCMHS Sharing Information on Services Tonight at the Copper Country Mental Health Institute

For sixty years those struggling with mental health in the Copper Country have been served by experts at the Copper Country Mental Health Services. The group serves the region’s four counties Baraga, Houghton Keewenaw, and Ontonagon. Today the facility serves the community through programs with Autism Benefit, Northern Lights Clubhouse, …

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Driver’s Education Registration Opens with CAPE

Learning the responsibilities of the road takes some practice. For young drivers getting behind the wheel can make anyone nervous the first time. And having a great driving instructor in the passenger seat certainly makes learning how to drive a lot easier to get the hang of. Registration is now …

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Houghton Will Need to Approve Common Areas for Downtown Social District

Houghton’s has nearly finished the city’s recreation plan. All that’s left to do is for the council to approve the document, which will be sent off to the state for its records. Houghton’s recreation plan also addresses chapter four of the city’s updates to the master plan. Additional items on …

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The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Opens Access to the Giving Tuesday Donation Portal

The countdown to Giving Tuesday starts today, as 30 non-profits from the area prepare for the largest day of giving in the copper country. Giving Tuesday with the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation last year raised over 650,000 dollars from individuals in the community and from friends of the Keweenaw …

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Todd LaRoux Added to the Code Officials Conference of Michigan Board of Directors

Houghton County’s Building Official has been named to the board of directors for the Code Officials Conference of Michigan. Houghton County Building Official Todd LaRoux, who recently attended the Code Officials Conference of Michigan’s annual meeting last month, was asked to join the group’s board of directors. The Code Officials …

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Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: Copper Harbor Trails Club

Giving Tuesday last year kept on giving to the Copper Harbor Trails Club. Around the time of the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving Tuesday event last year, CHTC announced that the club would be partnering with biking industry leader, SRAM, to match the club’s Giving Tuesday donations and fundraising …

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SRO Officer Responds to Threat of Violence at Houghton Middle School

Houghton Portage Township Schools SRO Officer responds to a threat of violence at the middle school. Yesterday Houghton Middle middle school principal reported that a student had made a statement of violence against three other students. SRO Office Kirk Mills was able to remove the student from the school. District …

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