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State police encourage winter preparedness

LANSING, MICH. — With winter weather rapidly approaching, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared Nov. 5-11 is Winter Hazards Awareness Week, and the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is encouraging Michiganders to make winter emergency preparedness a priority. “Much of the state has already had its first taste of winter this year,” said Capt. Kevin Sweeney, deputy state director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and commander of the MSP/EMHSD. “We encourage everyone to take steps to ensure you and your family are ready for the ...

UP Military Museum holding special hours to honor Veterans Day

ESCANABA — In order to honor veterans and afford them an opportunity to visit, the UP Military Museum will be open on Veterans Day, Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is located in the Delta County Commerce Center in Escanaba. Focusing on over two centuries of contributions and sacrifices made by men and women from Upper Michigan, the museum begins with the Civil War and carries through the conflict in Afghanistan. Featuring a large selection of artifacts and memorabilia that have been donated by UP veterans, the museum’s displays take you inside the stories of the ...

That’s the lunch bell!

Children deserve the tastiest, freshest foods possible. The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) is excited to announce the Western U.P. Farm to School project. Over the next two years, this project will partner with the Copper Country Intermediate School District ...

Temporary closure planned for Boney Falls boat launch Oct. 27

Press release Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is announcing the company’s boat launch facility at Dam No. 4 on the Boney Falls reservoir will be temporarily closed to the public on Friday, October 27th. The closure is required to support the demobilization of equipment that was used for planned maintenance activities and facility improvements that were completed by UPPCO this summer. Access to the campground that is located near Dam No. 4 will remain open but will be delayed at times. “We are asking the public to avoid the Boney Falls boat launch on October ...

Mobile Food Pantry Scheduled for Nov 1 in Ontonagon

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 12 p.m. a mobile food pantry will be hosted at the Ontonagon Village Fire Hall. The event will provide a variety of foods, including fresh produce and dairy items, to approximately 300 families on a first-come, first-served basis. The mobile food pantry is funded by Copper Shores Community Health Foundation in partnership with Ontonagon Area Schools. Feeding America West Michigan is delivering the food with a semi-truck coming to Ontonagon from downstate Michigan. The fire hall is located at 315 River Street. Attendees will not have to show ...

Truck found abandoned, burned in Adams Twp.

SOUTH RANGE — The Houghton County Sheriff Department is investigating an abandoned vehicle at The Bluff behind South Range in Adams Township. The small 1997 Nissan truck was left on the site and is burned to an unrecognizable state, the department said in a release. The department said the truck appeared to have been directed down the bluff from the top, coming to rest about two-thirds of the way down. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff department at (906) 482-0055 or 911.