As with school boards all over the western Upper Peninsula, the COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on the students, teachers, administration, and support staff. That was the topic of concern for the Ontonagon Area School District (OASD) Board in their most recent meeting. “OASD has ...
HANCOCK — Michigan Technological University became the latest educational institution to move to virtual learning for two weeks in response to rising COVID-19 rates and community spread in the area, which also included the second COVID-19 death in the Copper Country. The move to online ...
The Hancock Library will be closed to public patrons and students beginning Monday, Sept. 28 and will instead offer curbside pickup of library materials. Curbside services will be offered during the library's regular open hours. The library will remain closed for the duration of the school's ...
Circle Power of Royal Oak has been awarded a 5-year land lease agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to develop large-scale solar arrays on two former mine sites. “Enabling opportunities for cost-effective, renewable energy is good for the environment, for Michigan’s ...
LANSING — To help ensure the only thing scary about Halloween is the costumes, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued guidance on how to safely celebrate the holiday during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The way we celebrate Halloween in Michigan will be ...
The Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health is partnering with the Michigan Center for Rural Health on an essay scholarship contest for Upper Peninsula high school seniors. Students who will begin college in fall 2021 and plan to pursue a healthcare career are eligible to submit an ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is announcing that all Houghton County Schools will be going to on-line only classes beginning Monday, Sept. 28. On-line classes will continue for a two-week period with in-person sessions resuming Monday, Oct. 12. The ...
HOUGHTON — The Gogebic Community College Copper Country Center in Houghton, in cooperation with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, is taking actions of limiting access to facilities and virtualizing classrooms and work environments. “All GCC classes held at the Copper Country ...
Dial Help is located in Houghton and is the only crisis center in the Upper Peninsula. The agency was originally founded by volunteers concerned about issues in their community in 1971, and volunteers remain an important part of operations. Although there is funding for paid staff, volunteered ...
HANCOCK - Charles Eshbach has been photographing the Copper Country for over 40 years. His experience as a backcountry guide, presenter of Photographic Field Seminars in the Keweenaw and Isle Royale, and regional leader in conservation and preservation provides a sensitive perspective on our ...
LANSING — Today, Governor Whitmer proclaimed September 26 as Hunting and Fishing Day in Michigan to recognize the importance of hunting and fishing in our state, and to bring awareness to conservation efforts by hunters and anglers. “With access to beautiful forests, the Great Lakes, and ...
HANCOCK — As the number of active COVID-19 cases strains the local health care system, in-person instruction at Houghton County K-12 schools and Gogebic Community College’s Houghton center will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department announced ...
HOUGHTON — When learning about invasive species, Houghton High School students don’t have to go far to see real-world examples. Students in Sarah Geborkoff’s environmental science class spent Friday morning pulling invasive common buckthorn trees growing near the trailhead of the ...
Adria Lampinen/For the Gazette A Pontiac Vibe collided with a Chevrolet Sonic at the corner of Campus Dr. and U.S. 41 in Hancock Friday morning. No injuries were reported by the time Saturday’s edition went to print.
HOUGHTON — Houghton employees will receive one-time $2,000 hazard pay bonuses in lieu of pay increases as part of agreements approved by the Houghton City Council Wednesday. The council approved memorandums of understanding with Department of Public Works employees, the police supervisory ...
HANCOCK — Up to $15,000 of methamphetamine and other drug equipment was seized Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) said Friday. The traffic stop came in Bruce Crossing after detectives received a tip that two suspected meth ...
In the upcoming general election, Baraga County residents will have the choice between two candidates for county clerk. Wendy Goodreau has been the clerk since the beginning of 2001, and is running on the Republican ticket, and Tammy Magaraggia is challenging her on the Democratic ...
HOUGHTON — In a normal year, Upper Peninsula veterans would have been headed to the nation’s capital Wednesday as part of the U.P. Honor Flight. Because of COVID-19, Wednesday’s flight, which would have been Mission 19 for the Honor Flight, was cancelled. So was the scheduled Mission ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton will not have its annual Treat Street this year, though regular Halloween night trick-or-treating will continue. The annual event draws thousands of people to Shelden Avenue in Houghton, which is closed to traffic for several hours as trick-or-treaters line up at local ...
HANCOCK — In a Wednesday email, Superintendent Steve Patchin stated that to date, four Hancock Public Schools students that have tested positive for COVID-19. No staff have tested positive. Currently, and no students have been identified as testing positive for COVID-19 at Barkell Elementary. ...