HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will review a five-year contract renewal recommendation for 911 dispatch services with the Negaunee Regional Communications Center (NRCC). Houghton County Undersheriff John Giachino said the E911 plan has to be updated every five years. ...
HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is urging younger children and the elderly to stay inside and cool off this week. A heat wave is hitting the Keweenaw, with temperatures Monday reaching above 90 degrees. The rest of the week is expected to be hot and humid a well. ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My son, who is 28, has always had issues with his gut. Almost everything passes through his intestines quickly. He frequently sees undigested vegetables in his stool. He had intestinal pain and underwent upper and lower GI scopes because the doctor suspected Crohn's or ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I are in a painful disagreement about our children's education. He went to boarding school as a teenager and says it was one of the best things that ever happened to him. He talks about the independence, friendships, the sports, the teachers and the confidence it ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a woman of 54 with somewhat limited mobility due to back pain. Perhaps for this reason, my primary care physician ordered a DEXA scan in 2023 and again in 2026. I was alarmed when the recent scan showed osteopenia in five of the six areas that were tested. I thought the ...
