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As another school year will soon come to a close, a local non profit organization is doing its part to make sure that graduating students are prepared for the road ahead. With graduation season right around the corner, Travis Bardo and his fellow students are taking some last minute classes …

The Portage Lake District Library is looking for area residents who are interested in helping inform a new strategic plan for the library. Those who would like to share their vision for new library services in our area, or who have ideas on how the library can improve its current …

Want to know more about internet safety for your children? ​​What are our children actually doing online and are they hiding anything from us? Join Special Agent (SA) Todd Wilton, assigned to U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan as he teaches parents, teachers and guardians the risks/consequences …

MARQUETTE — After two days of voting, nurses of the UPHS Marquette RN Staff Council/Michigan Nurses Association overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, according to a MNA press release. The nurses and Duke LifePoint have been in contract negotiations since April 18th, 2017. A two-month extension expired on July 28th, …

UP Health System – Portage Interim CEO Roy Vinson is pleased to announce Hugh DePaulis as its new Chief Financial Officer effective Monday, April 23, 2018. DePaulis comes to Portage from Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, where he served as Vice President of Finance. While there, DePaulis oversaw …

The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is proud to award the James Bogan Health Administration Scholarship to deserving residents of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties of Michigan. PHF will award one (1) $5,000 scholarship to be paid (per scholarship agreement) upon award each year. It is the intention of PHF …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium is the recipient of four national Excellence in Healthcare Awards from industry leading research-marketing firm, Professional Research Consultants (PRC). The awards are based on patients’ perception of care and are presented to organizations and individuals who have achieved excellence throughout the prior year. …

Lansing, MI — The County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan honored Kenneth Rowe, commissioner of the Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC), with a Distinguished Service Award at CRA’s 2018 Annual Highway Conference in March. Rowe has been with HCRC since 2001. During his 17 years of service, Rowe has served as …

The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance is being recognized for their contribution to local education. KEDA was presented with the Area-Wide Educational Leadership Award at the Copper Country Association of School Boards’ awards dinner on Wednesday. KEDA has provided Skilled Trades Scholarships to a local senior from every high school in …

While Upper Peninsula residents are known to pay some of the highest power rates in the country, it comes as no surprise that alternative energy forums are growing in attendance. Residents met in L’Anse to learn more about wind turbines as the community is considering a large scale wind farm. …