Join women and their supporters in towns and cities around the country for a march to celebrate reproductive freedom on Sunday, Jan. 22. In Houghton, marchers will gather at 1 p.m. at Bridgeview Park and continue across the bridge to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. All ...

MDHHS Press Release LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp from seven different lakes across the state. The updated Eat Safe Fish guidelines recommend limiting the consumption of certain ...

Press release HANCOCK, Mich. — When she was a child, Mary (Aho) Brunet knew she had Finnish roots, but in her youth and among her family and friends, ethnic culture wasn’t readily celebrated. “We weren’t encouraged to be too much into the Finnish stuff,” she said. “We had a ...

LANSING, MICH. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) at 1 p.m. today to respond to the hazardous weather conditions, resulting from the statewide winter storm. Prior to the activation, the State of Michigan had been coordinating with local ...

Dial Help release Teen Outreach Program (also known as TOP Club) is an after-school program offered in a number of Copper Country schools. TOP Club was developed by the Wyman Center, and research has shown that it helps build resiliency and leadership skills, and lower rates of drug use in ...

On Saturday, December 10 at 11 a.m., the Rev. Sarah Diener-Schlitt will be ordained to the priesthood at Trinity Episcopal Church in Houghton. All members of the community are invited to witness and celebrate this sacred service. The Rev. Sarah has been serving as Deacon at Trinity since June ...