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Press Releases

PHF awards AEDs across the Copper Country

Nearly 50 automated external defibrillators distributed to local establishments Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is proud to announce that 49 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have been awarded to key facilities and locations around the Copper Country. The AEDs were awarded to ...

Delivery of new waste management carts delayed

Delivery of the trash and recyclables carts has been delayed. The City of Houghton trash and recyclables carts will be delivered beginning Tuesday, May 29. It will take approximately two days to deliver them. Residents can continue the present system until Monday, June 5. On Monday, June 5 ...

Closure planned for Boney Falls boat launch May 30

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 Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. The closure is required to support planned maintenance and facility improvements ...

EPA, EGLE host Torch Lake cleanup open house

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) invite you to an open house to learn about the Torch Lake Cleanup Projects status and next steps. The meeting will be May 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lake Linden-Hubbell High ...

Woman jailed after 3-vehicle accident in Hancock

Hancock Police Dept. Press release At approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the Hancock Police Department was dispatched to a rollover accident on the 500 block of Quincy Street. A vehicle driven by a 30-year-old female from Hancock was traveling west on Quincy when she left the traffic lane ...

Community drive for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Dial Help is partnering with Houghton/Keweenaw Communities That Care to host a community drive. The goal of the drive is to collect supplies to support local youth and families. Drop boxes are available at Dial Help’s office in downtown Houghton and ...