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HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is aiming to transform rural healthcare in Michigan through expansion of both in-person and online services. Finding healthcare in the U.P. has never been…

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ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — Four popular roadside parks on M-26 or U.S. 41 in Keweenaw County will be temporarily closed for…

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Canal Run Canceled

HANCOCK — Race organizers have announced the 2026 Canal Run, scheduled for today has officially been canceled. In a post on the Canal Run's Facebook page, organizers said, "The race is officially canceled for 2026. Air quality is already on very edge of our acceptable level and all forecasting appears conditions will not improve…

Credit Union cookout Friday HOUGHTON — Breakwater Federal Credit Union will host its Annual Member Appreciation…

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Ultimate honor

Ultimate honor

HOUGHTON — In May, former Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes football coach Andy Crouch was inducted…

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Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the…

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CORRUPT MONEY IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTIONS Editor: The amount of money that has been spent for one candidate, Haley Stevens, is almost $30 million by AIPAC, just for one candidate! Other candidates in Michigan are also receiving ridiculous funds also, and other funds from the Devos family such as John James and others! The…

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The meaning of the Fourth of July

Each July 4, Americans both at home and abroad, gather to celebrate. Under skies ablaze with fireworks, on streets lined with youngsters waiting for candy from passing floats or simply standing with family in front of grills smelling of seared burgers and hot dogs, we celebrate. We celebrate and remember the formation of a…

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