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Someone caught making methamphetamine within 100 feet of a school or library could face extra fines and jail time under a bill introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Ed McBroom drafted the bill after a meth lab was recently discovered near an elementary school in the Upper Peninsula. He …

Three local charities are receiving contributions from a photo contest for the new Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital expansion. Pigs-N-Heat, Glitter in Gold and No Kid Without a Christmas each received $200 from contest entrants whose photos were selected as the top three. The top three photographers – Jeremy Rowe and Amanda …

A house fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Franklin Township. Fire crews were called out to the house on Fourth Street just northeast of the city of Hancock. The fire was reported about noon and crews worked quickly to bring the blaze under control. The occupants were able to make …

The International Bridge arches will have a whole new nighttime look when the switch is thrown Wednesday evening on an energy efficient and colorful lighting upgrade. The International Bridge Authority (IBA) has replaced the white lights on top of the bridge’s three curved steel arches with colored light emitting diode …

The Portage Health Foundation is pleased to announce its partnership with Finlandia University and Gogebic Community College in the creation of a health-science scholarship program for local students. The schools will begin offering currently enrolled students opportunities to apply for the PHFoundation scholarships this fall. The Portage Health Foundation is …

When a servicemember is suffering mentally from the trials of war, that can sometimes lead to further problems ultimately resulting in a discharge. Senator Gary Peters has co-introduced bipartisan legislation that would help veterans who were dishonorably discharged from the military due to behavior resulting from mental traumas such as …

A group of boaters are safe following a harrowing afternoon on the lake. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a vessel in distress in the Bete Grise area Monday shortly before 2:00pm. They were reported to be in trouble about 4.5 miles north of the Lac Labelle boat launch …

A local skateboard deck manufacturer is getting a boost from the Houghton County Revolving Loan Fund. At their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners voted to extend a loan to Quincy Woodwrights in the amount of $21,910. The loan will lead to three additional people being hired by …

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is calling on the State Department to invoke the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to prevent Canada from building a nuclear waste dump near the Lake Huron shore. Stabenow has introduced legislation mandating the International Joint Commission study the risks to the Great Lakes of the …

Michigan tops the nation in the number of distressed home sales, according to a new report. Data from the research firm CoreLogic shows 21.4 percent of home sales in Michigan in May were distressed sales, which are transactions involving lender-owned property or a short sale. That’s well above the national …