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Houghton Seeks To Become Hockeyville USA

Detroit may be Hockeytown…but Houghton is looking to be named the first Hockeyville USA. Kraft Foods has been running the Hockeyville Canada contest for some time…but now U.S. cities will get their chance to take part in the annual event. Cities nominate their own ice rink and then compete for …

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2-Hour Bridge Closures For Friday & Saturday

The Portage Lake Lift Bridge will be closed this Friday and Saturday morning between 2:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M. You will not be able to cross the bridge during this time, though snowmobile traffic will be permitted on the lower bridge deck. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly urges drivers not …

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State OK’s Funding For New Marquette General Hospital

A new hospital in Marquette has been given the green light by the state. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced the Strategic Fund approval of more than $55.7 million in local and school tax capture for the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to redevelop about 37 acres of property …

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MDOT Warns Against Ignoring Road Closures

The Michigan Department of Transportation says that it’s aware of people going around the barricades when M-28 and other roads in the Upper Peninsula have been closed this winter. M-DOT spokesman Dan Weingarten in Ishpeming says that roads are closed only when absolutely necessary and people need to obey the …

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Let-Run Advisories Continue

With another bitter cold snap comes the danger of frozen water pipes. A Let Run Water Advisory continues in the Village of L’Anse for all village water customers. Village Manager Robert LaFave says the village requests that water customers run water in their home no thicker than a pencil lead …

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Critical Need For Blood In The U.P.

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  February 25, 2015 Immediate need for blood throughout Upper Peninsula ESCANABA/HANCOCK/MARQUETTE/SAULT STE MARIE–The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of UP Health Systems – Marquette, is in immediate need of O-negative and A-negative blood throughout the Upper Peninsula. The need is highest in Escanaba, Hancock, Marquette, and Sault Ste. Marie. …

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Impasse In Washington Could Affect Local Governments

Eighty-four Michigan communities may feel the impact of a deadlock in Congress if a deal isn’t reached to fund the U.S. Homeland Security Department. If Congress can’t come to terms and the department partially shuts down Friday, MLive reports 91 federal grants awarded to 84 Michigan communities to fund firefighter …

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Child Poverty Rate On The Decline

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that Michigan’s child poverty rate could be cut in half when the positive effect of government programs and tax policies are taken into account, That includes state and federal Earned Income Tax Credits. Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Kids Count in Michigan project …

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Gun Board Changes Move Foward

Michigan‘s county gun board permit system for concealed weapons would be scrapped under a pair of bills approved by the Michigan House on Wednesday. The votes on the two bills were 76-to-34 and 81-to-29. The bills have already passed the Senate, however they must return to that chamber for concurrence …

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Debate Over Ending Film Credits Continues

There’s an effort underway at the state Capitol to kill the so-called Hollywood film tax credit of $50 million. A spokesperson for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce told the House Tax Policy Committee Wednesday that there’s not enough of a return on the investment and it’s unfair to taxpayers to …

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