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Crews are working on a bypass for the Swedetown Creek bridge on M-203, but the road won’t be open anytime soon. The bridge was completely destroyed during the floods caused by the weekend storm. Workers from the Michigan Department of Transportation will be putting in a temporary bridge over the …

Houghton County must have their damage cost estimates submitted by 5:00pm today. Five damage assessment teams were working on Dollar Bay, Houghton, and Hancock yesterday after completing their rounds of Lake Linden and Hubbell earlier. The information gathered by the teams is essential in the county’s attempt to receive federal …

June 21, 2018 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has reopened M-26 after flooding in Houghton County forced several closures Sunday. Other partial and complete closures of state trunkline remain in effect as repair efforts continue: – M-26 is now open to through-traffic from the Portage Lake Lift Bridge …

HOUGHTON, BARAGA, AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES – Western U.P. Health Department has confirmed that surface water samples collected at designated swimming beaches on Portage Lake, the Portage Waterway, and Lake Superior (L’Anse, Ontonagon, east of the North Canal Entry) have high levels of E.coli and fecal coliform bacteria in exceedance of …

(Houghton, Ml) — Following are the latest updates regarding the flood recovery efforts in Houghton County. Any county resident whose homes or businesses have been impacted by the flooding and needs help with clean up can call (906) 233 6621. Hubbell residents requiring assistance can call Township Supervisor Brian Cadwell …

HOUGHTON COUNTY – Western U.P. Health Department is offering free well testing kits to residents with water wells that were flooded over the weekend. The health department continues to issue precautions for homeowner with wells that have been flooded due to the severe storm Sunday morning that resulted in erosion …

Houghton County residents and business owners who experienced flood damage from Sunday’s storm have little time remaining in which to file reports about their losses to assist local officials in obtaining federal disaster assistance. Houghton County officials must turn in completed damage and estimated cost figures to the state by …

Work road, not related to flood damage repair, is set to begin Thursday, June 28 in Baraga County. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $3 million to mill and resurface about 7 miles of US-41 from Old US-41 north to the Houghton County line. This work will require …

IMPORTANT – IF WE DON’T’ ALL ACT NOW, WE MAY NOT GET NEEDED FEDERAL FUNDING!! – SPREAD THE WORD!! If you have not already done so, please call 211 as soon as possible to report all damages resulting from the flooding. All damages need to be reported by 5:00 pm …

Three longtime firefighters for the city of Hancock are receiving special recognition for their combined 79 years of service. Mark Dennis, John Gedda, and Philip Verville II recently retired from the Hancock Fire Department. They were presented with plaques from the Hancock City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday. Verville …