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UPPCO urges caution around area hydroelectric reservoirs

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UPPCO release Marquette — As winter settles in across the region, Upper Peninsula Power Company will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs to prepare for melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2024. UPPCO’s hydroelectric project licenses are issued by the ...

MTU delegation works with the world at climate change conference

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Delegations from 199 countries and over 100,000 people gathered Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023 in Dubai for the UN climate change conference, known as the 28th Conference of the Parties or COP28. At this annual gathering, the delegates from around the world gathers to create global climate action ...

Crafting relationships

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Students grades 7-12 from Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties are invited to join Copper Shores Victim Support for their Craft Night: Student Support Group monthly from January to June. The support group is designed for young people to build relationships with peers and other ...

New Year’s Eve Resolutions: History and Establishing for 2024

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HOUGHTON — This coming Monday, January 1st as the clock strikes 12 midnight, many Keweenaw Peninsula area residents will dine upon special foods, offer beverage toasts, along with kisses, hugs, and well wishes to family and friends. Also possible, a few households will shoot off fireworks. ...

Night driving risks associated with aging

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HOUGHTON – As adults age, their body experiences a variety of physical and mental capacity changes. One of the most visible body changes involves tissue. This includes facial and neck features, arms, legs, feet, hair and hands. Many individuals are unaware that behind their eye lens, there ...

WUPPDR spearheads regional housing initiative

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2010 and 2020, Keweenaw County’s population showed a decline of about 6%. That was before the pandemic. Between 2020 and 2022, the county’s population showed an increase in people moving into the county. That is not counting the increase in ...