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They say good things come in threes. If that’s so, then the Upper Peninsula is about the experience some great medical care. Three U.P. hospitals have joined forces. Bell Hospital, Marquette General Health System and Portage Health are now U.P. Health System. Hospital officials announced the merger yesterday. All three hospitals …

The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a large amount of trail signs. Police say the signs were stolen from snowmobile and ORV trails throughout the county. Keweenaw Trail Services reports both trail signs and stop signs were stolen from the trails. Anyone with information is asked …

These days, the national discussion has been regarding the recent Ebola situation in the United States and many health officials are trying their best to educate the public about this so-called “outbreak”. But is that what it is? Dr. Terry Frankovich from the Western U.P. Health Department says unless you …

The first phase of the Keweenaw Community Foundation’s “Pave the Way” program is complete. It allows individuals and businesses to purchase engraved bricks for installation at the entrance to the Ray Kestner Waterfront Park. The first round of these bricks have been laid and is open for public viewing. It’s …

Two people have been arraigned in a pair of meth lab raids that netted narcotics officers the largest single amount of meth-making materials ever captured in Marquette County. 37-year old Jessondra Pennala and 40-year old John Heribacka are each charged with two counts of operating/maintaing a meth lab in the …

Figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there is increasing numbers of unvaccinated children in kindergarten in Michigan, making the state the fourth-highest in terms of parents who have not gotten their kids immunized against a number of infectious diseases. The CDC survey showed that 5.4 …

Effective Nov. 1 to April 30, parking will be prohibited on campus between 2 and 7 a.m. to allow for snow removal. This regulation will be in effect regardless of the amount of snow on the ground. The only exceptions to this parking regulation are as follows: 1. Occupants of …

U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters made a stop this past weekend in the Copper Country. Peters held a grassroots meet and greet at the Super 8 in Houghton and spoke about how his campaign has been going. He also took on the topic of energy efficiency and discussed his concern …

Attention all entrepreneurs. The MTEC SmartZone is gearing up for another round of SmartStart classes for the brightest business minds to grow their ideas. The program begins this Thursday and will meet every Thursday night from 5 to 7 for six weeks, which includes facilitator-guided, hands-on sessions, small group exercises, …

More changes are coming at Shopko. The convenience store chain is now expanding its Omnichannel service, which provides customers more access to products, including the ability to buy products on-line and ship them to store for free. “Ship to store” will be available on thousands of products, including: furniture, housewares, …