HOUGHTON — Four recent alumni of Houghton-Portage Township Schools have launched an initiative to get the district to add more education on racial discrimination and social justice. Three of the graduates — Boris Busov, Adeline Grier-Welch and Cassandra Van Dam — spoke to the Keweenaw ...
Dear Annie: My 32-year-old daughter is not watching my 10-year-old grandson’s diet and is allowing him to become overweight. When I brought it up, she replied in a very defensive manner that she does not want him to be self-conscious or concerned about how he looks. I was taken aback by this ...
Growing up in the 50s, there were always a lot of ways for a kid to make money. Seasonal gigs like snow shoveling, mowing lawns, gardening, window washing and even thimbleberry picking provided more than just pocket change. My early clients included, Mrs. Frimodig, Ms. Irene Prisk, Mr. Carlos ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council likely wrapped up its budget meetings Wednesday, as City Manager Eric Waara ran through the parking, water, sewer, equipment and employee benefit funds. Employee benefit, previously planned to be raised by 2%, was instead raised by 5%. In recent years, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. I am current on all vaccines, but I do have a question about the pneumococcal vaccine. My current physician recommends that I get one. I thought that I had gotten that vaccine a few years ago from my physician who retired. We are unable to find in ...
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — History lovers have a chance to own pieces of the original Mackinac Bridge with parts of the bridge’s steel grating placed on auction. Barrels that weigh about 470 pounds and contain around 140 pieces of grating are on sale until May 18 when the auction closes. ...
The Keweenaw Spay and Neuter Assistance Group (KSNAG)’s mission is to assist local families with surgery costs those families could not otherwise afford. They also help rescued cats find new, loving homes. Cici, one of the more popular rescues KSNAG has had in recent years, has found a new ...
HOUGHTON — In a recent press release, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim May 2021 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Michigan.” In her 12-point proclamation, the governor went on to say that “all individuals can experience times ...
DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of a man who was charged under an anti-terrorism law when he called a sheriff’s office and said it was going to be “hashtag Las Vegas” if he didn’t get money for a workplace injury, just days after that city experienced ...
HANCOCK — The City Council held their meeting for May on Wednesday, dealing with everything from energy to the capital improvement plan. Construction and improvement were the opening topics of discussion, as the city received a note from SEMCO Energy, informing the city and its residents ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been with the same guy for three years. At first, he was incredibly thoughtful and sweet. Over time, I’ve grown frustrated with how unaffectionate he is. Getting him to express his love feels like trying to wring juice from a dried-out lemon. And he’s never introduced me ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife and I are grateful to have recently received our second Moderna vaccine. When the crush relents, would you see any difficulty in adding the J&J vaccine at my own expense? It seems that the different vaccines vary in how they protect against different strains, and ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton’s pier project will move ahead without needing to be scaled down. At a special meeting Wednesday, the City Council approved additional matching funds of $408,550 to go with the Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s extra $1,225,650 of grant money. That brings the ...
LAURIUM — If you wear contact lenses, when was the last time you replaced the lens storage case? Has it been longer than 90 days? Do you ever wear your contact lenses while taking a shower or sleep with them in? Wearing contacts can make seeing the world in 20/20 vision comfortable and ...
The Michigan Sustainability Conference (MISCON), a one-of-a-kind event for transforming social and environmental sustainability, is planned for June 2 through 4. The virtual conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), in partnership with ...
LANSING — Today, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4019, which provides reimbursements to Michigan National Guard soldiers who were deployed at the U.S. Capitol earlier this year. Many Michigan National Guard members purchased meals out of pocket during this deployment because of inadequate ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton High School was named as one of the 25 best high schools in Michigan in a recent ranking put out by U.S. News & World Report. The school placed 24th in the state and 890th in the country in the magazine’s latest ranking of high schools, which included around 18,000 ...
Dear Annie: My husband and l have been married for 22 years. When we first married, it was young love. But throughout our marriage, he has been adulterous and abusive toward me, physically and verbally. I have a disability and have a hard time defending myself. He has choked me and held a knife ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — This past weekend, Sheriff deputies responded to a young person who had driven a vehicle into a stand of trees in an unidentified location at nearly 100 miles per hour, according to a post on the Sheriff’s Office social media page. The post stated the cause of the crash ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have seen several doctors for my TMJ: my primary doctor and dentist, an ear nose and throat doctor, the dental hygienist and also “ask Google.” I am a 73-year-old female and have had this problem on the left side of my face for at least a couple of years. It started ...