DEAR DR. ROACH: I understand a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease is in the works, but I wonder when it'll be available. We've had multiple tick bites in our family, with some that resulted in Lyme disease. While I appreciate that our dog receives a vaccine and monthly anti-tick prevention, we're ...
Dear Annie: My 13-year-old daughter recently came home from two weeks at sleepaway camp, where she became very close to another girl in her bunk. At first, I was thrilled. My daughter has always been a little shy, and she came home talking nonstop about how funny, confident and "grown-up" this ...
RIPLEY — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Houghton County Road Commission are hard at work this summer repairing roads in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Projects on M-26, M-28 and U.S. 41 are on MDOT the County Road Commissions’ dockets. The ...
TheKeweenaw County Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing a proposal to dissolve U.P. Community Mental Health System. Left to rights are: Board Vice Chair Del Rajala; Commissioner Mike LaMotte, Board Chair Don Piche; commissioners Bob DeMarois and Randy Eckloff EAGLE RIVER – At its ...
NEGAUNEE — Michigan State Police (MSP) announced the promotion of Detective Sergeant Matthew LaBonte to Detective Lieutenant, where he will oversee the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET). UPSET is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force serving all 15 counties of the ...
HOUGHTON — Last month, ShoreWaves Internet and Telephone announced it will cease operations, as the company’s founder, Steve Fitzgerald, is retiring after 14 years. The news was announced to customers on July 2. It was later announced that the network will continue to operate under an ...
