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A sorority at Michigan Tech is holding a fundraiser to raise money for a young child who has been diagnosed with cancer. Alpha Sigma Tau is holding a special hot chocolate fundraiser to raise money for Parker, a one-year-old boy who has been recently diagnosed with melanoma. Anyone can have …

This weekend, the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center will host two free seminars to educate, answer questions and help community members understand enrolling in health insurance. They will take place tomorrow at 1:00 at the Portage Lake District Library and Sunday at 3:00 at The Salvation Army in Hancock. …

Kids from families that are facing financial challenges this holiday season can shop for a gift for mom and/or dad tomorrow at the Angel Mission Free Store in Calumet. Angel Mission volunteers will help the kids pick out appropriate gifts, and wrap them for free. The Angel Mission also needs …

By the end of today, the Village of Baraga could have a new village manager. Three months into his tenure, Kurt Perron unexpectedly resigned from the position last week and now the village council have decided to offer the position to long-time office manager LeAnn Froberg at a special meeting …

Heading into winter many people are worried that last year’s persistent cold will return this year. Even though December may have started on the cold side, things are about to heat up. While there won’t be any sunny and 70 days for a few months temperatures are expected to hang …

The case of a woman involved in two seperate home invasion incidents in Houghton and Hancock is now bound over to circuit court. 25-year-old Amelia Emory appeared in Houghton County District Court earlier today on two counts first degree invasion involving an incident in Houghton at an apartment complex on …

Due to high occurrences of illness to children in the area, the UP Health System Portage Family Birthing Center and PortagePointe will be temporarily closed to visiting children, including siblings. Officials say the change in visitation is effective immediately and is being put in place to protect the health of …

In what could be a major development, Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger says he is open to the idea of a tax increase to fix the roads. Up until now, Bolger has been steadfastly against the idea. There have been two proposals. A senate-passed plan that could double the tax …

The Western U.P. Planning and Development Region has created a regional prosperity initiative that will focus on collaboration between multiple organizations and agencies that seem to overlap in terms of the services they provide. WUPPDR was able to partner with many client support services, including Michigan Works!, the MTEC SmartZone …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners are moving forward on a plan to establish a special dental clinic. A forclosed building in Hancock has become available and much of the equipment needed for a dental clinic is already there. Board chairman Scott Ala says it is a great deal for …