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The Portage Lake District Library invites everyone to visit the library and celebrate National Library Week from April 9 – April 14. Programs that will be offered throughout the week are as follows: Monday, April 9 Baby and Me Storytime, 10:15 a.m. The library is launching its first ever storytime …

Adams Township students are gaining some real world experience with the district’s newest addition to its vocational program.  The school district recently added three new programs, the most recent being it’s Culinary Arts Program.   “We are making bagels and pancakes. We’ll eat it after we bake it and everything,” said …

Despite winter’s grip lasting well into April this year, the warmth of spring and summer will eventually be making a return to Upper Michigan.  With the arrival of the new seasons, come the threats from spring and summertime severe weather. As another severe weather season approaches, Governor Rick Snyder has declared …

The fifth year of the Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative has been funded and is now underway. The Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI) was begun by the State of Michigan in 2014 as a means to encourage regional collaboration of organizations in a time of dwindling resources, overlapping goals, and competing …

Congressman Jack Bergman is running for re-election to the U.S. House.  Bergman officially joins the race against Democratic candidate, Matt Morgan, who is an Iraqi war Veteran.  His office release the following statement on Friday: Jack Bergman Officially Files to Run for Re-Election to Congress in Michigan’s First District Lansing – …

Marquette, MI –Goodwill of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (Goodwill NWUM) is pleased to announce a joint venture with Comprenew of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to provide proper electronics recycling services to people in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin. This agreement builds on the strength of Goodwill of Northern Wisconsin …

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. – A Coast Guard marine science technician and an environmental quality analyst for Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality surveyed the Straits of Mackinac onboard a vessel this afternoon. The responders did not identify any mineral oil sheens, signs of pollution, or adverse impacts to the environment or wildlife. …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss a proposal to add more cell space to the county jail by replacing the parking structure on the south side of the building with more cells, but not without some opposition. The Copper Country League of Women Voters is …

A Lake Linden woman has been arraigned for allegedly stabbing a man earlier this week. 25 year-old Melanie Niemi was arraigned Wednesday in 97th District Court on one count of domestic violence, a misdemeanor punishable by 93-days in jail. Her bond was set at 10 percent of $5,000. Houghton County …

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team executed four search warrants Thursday at residences located in Houghton, Hancock, Calumet and Dodgeville. As a result, UPSET detectives seized approximately 75 pounds of processed marijuana, forty-five marijuana plants, and cash from the drug proceeds. A 38 year old Houghton man was …