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Houghton County –Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has been provided with confirmation from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the following community water supplies did not experience any damage or loss of pressure during the weekend storms: Houghton, Hancock, Portage Township, Chassell, Adams Township, South Range, Calumet, Laurium, Lake …

WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA — The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has issued a precautionary beach closure for all recreational bathing beaches in the Western Upper Peninsula. This is due to severe erosion and flooding caused by heavy rains. The public is encouraged to stay away from beaches until flooding has …

If your home has been damaged by the recent flood, please call 211 starting Tuesday, June 19, to request an assessment on your home.  It’s important that damages be reported so the county can provide accurate information in their attempt to get state and federal disaster declarations for aid.  The …

Houghton, MI – Join Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park aboard the Ranger III for summer 2018 Keweenaw Waterway Cruises. Scheduled cruises will occur on: Thursday, June 28 Thursday, July 12 Thursday, July 19 Thursday, August 9 Thursday, August 30 All cruises depart at 12:30 pm from the Isle Royale National …

Enbridge says a secure underground corridor beneath the Straits of Mackinac is a feasible replacement alternative to the existing Line 5 crossing. That comes from a report to the State of Michigan as mandated in an agreement driven by Governor Rick Snyder last November. The report is the first of …

McLain State Park will be undergoing a major construction project, starting after Labor Day weekend. Given a variety of safety concerns, the park will close the day-use area and sections of the campground. Due to these closures there will be no new reservations made for September 4th through the end …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office will be receiving a technology upgrade in the form of a new communications platform. The system is called FirstNet, the country’s first nationwide public safety communications platform dedicated to first responders. Built with AT&T, in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, it gives …

Highland Copper Company is ready to move forward with the Copperwood Project in Gogebic County, following the release of its positive feasibility study results. Highlights of the study include an after-tax internal rate of return of 18 percent, capital cost of $275 million and an average payable copper production of …

ESCANABA — State Senator Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) recently announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. According to a statement from the Delta County Republican Party, the senator said the cancer was diagnosed at the University of Michigan after an unsuccessful treatment of what was thought to be a …

It’s nothing short of a disaster area. The Copper Country continues to pick up the pieces after heavy rains caused widespread flooding over the weekend.  Between four and seven inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding and mud slides that resulted in hundreds of …