HOUGHTON — The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board approved instituting a weighted grade-point average for high school students at its April meeting Monday. The weighted GPAs add an additional 0.25 points for Advanced Placement classes, bringing the district into line with numerous ...

[This is the second in a series that examines what stigma looks like and how it damages those who receive it.] A major goal of mental health policy in the United States is to reduce barriers to service utilization, Psychiatric Services, a monthly publication of the American Psychiatric ...

Social media posts regarding the emergence of ticks in the Copper Country began appearing in February, which means the season for them will undoubtedly be longer this year. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District office, in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported on April 4 that the unusually warm ...

Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are among the most highly stigmatized medical conditions, BMC Health Services Research reported in a January 2023 article titled Public stigma and treatment preferences for alcohol use disorders. “Only a minority of individuals with AUD seek treatment, and stigma ...

HOUGHTON — A Wisconsin man has been declared competent to stand trial for the December murder of a Hancock Township man. Jacob Kempainen, 21, of Hartland, is accused of fatally shooting his grandfather, Alvin Kempainen. The 86-year-old was found dead of a gunshot wound on Dec. 19. He and ...

HOUGHTON — More than 40 volunteers spruced up sites throughout Houghton as part of the city Beautification Committee’s spring cleanup day. Saturday’s cleanup built on a smaller one the beautification committee held last year. This year, the committee’s co-founder Julie Waara was ...