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The Portage Health Foundation has $3.8 million ready to help victims of the Father’s Day Flood through their Flood With Love initiative.  The problem is that they are having trouble getting people to apply for the assistance. PHF Executive Director Kevin Store says there were nearly 700 homes affected by …

Iron Mountain, MI (July 19, 2018) – Dickinson County Healthcare System and UP Health System (UPHS) are beginning a formal process to evaluate the possibility of the Dickinson County system becoming part of UPHS. The organizations have signed a non-binding letter of intent that allows them to evaluate a potential …

There are a couple of events in Calumet coming up that are out of this world. A presentation called The Sun and the Great Michigan Meteor of 2018 will be held Saturday at the Vertin Gallery, with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassadors Bob and Connie Trembley. They will …

The MTEC Smartzone is searching for a new Chief Executive Officer. Current CEO Marilyn Clark is reportedly stepping down later this year. The MTEC Smartzone was established in 2002 and is part of a network of Smartzones throughout Michigan. The business accelerator works with Michigan Tech and other agencies to …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) flood relief application is still available through July 27, 2018, at 3:30 pm ET. PHF wants to stress that no late applications will be accepted and encourage community members affected by the Father’s Day flood to submit an application. This funding is not …

Almost there, the majority of beaches in the area are now open as conditions continue to improve following two floods in the last few weeks. As of yesterday, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has only ten beaches listed as closed. Closed beaches include Agate Beach, Bobcat Lake, Chassell, Copper …

The problem at the main event arena Houghton County Fairgrounds is not going away. Fair board member Will Dorman informed the Hancock City Council that flooding remains a concern with the fair being just over a month away. The arena had just begun to dry out when last week’s heavy …

Local municipalities are anxiously awaiting President Trump’s decision on whether to declare Houghton County a federal disaster area. The city of Hancock reported damages of $3.3 million for the Federal Highway Administration and more than $7.5 million for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city may be required to pay …

The contract for the new manager of the city of Hancock is now approved. The City Council unanimously approved the contract for former Hancock mayor Barry Givens at their regular meeting Wednesday. This concluded a second round of negotiations after an initial personnel committee was unable to reach an agreement …

One man is being held on drug charges in the Houghton County Jail after another bust by detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team. The 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday at a residence in Houghton by UPSET, along with officers from the Houghton City Police Department, the Houghton County …