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Writing Center Open For Students At Houghton High School

Houghton High School students who would like assistance with their writing assignments now have a new resource available to them. The school has opened its writing center for the season, where students can acquire assistance from writing coaches three days a week.     “And we just help them with …

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Top Risk Factors Facing Baraga County Youth Identified

What are the top risk factors facing youth in Baraga County? Local residents had their say by completing the Baraga County Communities That Care Youth Survey. The top risk factors were identified as Low Perceived Risk of Drug Use and Depressive Symptoms. Baraga County CTC says their next steps will …

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Houghton DPW Finishing Up Summer Projects

The Houghton Public Works Department is keeping busy. Over the past two weeks, City Manager Eric Waara says the department has repaired water services in the city, road crews have paved over 230 tons of blacktop on Portage Street and laid 100 tons of road patch on city streets. Waara …

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Portage Health Foundation Offering Grant Writing Workshops

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation is hosting a grant writing workshop for the four-county non-profits to help gain a better understanding of PHF’s grant applications, the application process, and key points to keep in mind when thinking about submitting an applications for funding. The Portage Health Foundation wants to …

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Red Jacket Jamboree At The Calumet Theatre

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Keweenaw National Historical Park, the Calumet Theatre is hosting the Red Jacket Jamboree this weekend. The jamboree is a live variety radio show, recorded in front of the theater audience, and will showcase music, poems and stories of the Copper Country and …

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