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 ...
[This is the fourth part in a series that examines alcohol use disorder as a brain disorder and how public perceptions prevent those with the disorder from seeking treatment.] Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a brain disorder and a medical condition, it is not a choice and those who have alcohol ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Jail is looking to put an emergency plan in place to combat overcrowding at the jail. The jail has been over the 28-person capacity for the past month, Sheriff Joshua Saaranen told the county board at its April meeting. He filed the first step to declare an ...
HANCOCK — The lack of local child care providers has been flagged as a key issue for residents and an obstacle to bringing in prospective employees. One part of the solution was celebrated Thursday, as the Bridging Gaps Childcare Center held a ribbon-cutting at its Hancock site. The ...
There’s a field I know that I often drive past on my way to quiet and contemplative places in the surrounding woodlands. I always look, but there’s rarely anything to see here but what was once a hopeful landscape, from a time that has long since passed away. There’s no fence around ...
Thinking about all the world’s natural problems can be overwhelming. In a world of eight billion people and a whole bunch of environmental issues such as dwindling wild spaces and biodiversity, what can one person really do? You can transform your yard into quality habitat to support local ...