16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (366+ words) LAURIUM -- Flu season is right around the corner and health officials and educators are bracing for the increased volume in sick patients -- old and young -- and advising residents to get vaccinated for this year's flu strains. Donnelly said Aspirus has…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (430+ words) HOUGHTON -- Over 100 people joined Copper Shores at its 10th annual Suicide Prevention Walk Saturday. The event encouraged people to reach out to friends, family and those in need within the community in order to fight the stigma surrounding suicide. Youth Development…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (501+ words) The Mining Gazette Many feel a disconnect Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ initial court appearance gets moved up to Thursday HOUGHTON -- 25 years ago today, a total of four U.S. airliners were hijacked in a large-scale act of terror. The largest…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1202+ words) They radiated through every part of the United States in communities large and small, tearing at Americans’ sense of safety and their place in the world. Hearts were broken across the nation, not just of those who lost their loved…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (694+ words) “True is it that we have seen better days.” — William Shakespeare Pearl Harbor brought out the best in the American people. We responded by pulling together for a major mobilization when an act of war landed on our soil in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (322+ words) HANCOCK -- The 6th annual YOOP! Fest is Sept. 18-19 at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. The U.P. hardcore and alternative music scenes will mest with musicians from the upper Midwest in a two-day celebration. The festival is sponsored by The Fire Station in…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (426+ words) ESCANABA -- Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba to Washington, D.C., today on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans -- including one woman -- who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars were expected to board Mission…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (437+ words) HOUGHTON -- At the regular August meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Houghton County Jail Committee Co-Chair Faith Morrison proposed a resolution to define the November $28 million jail bond proposal in plain language. The resolution detailed eight specific project…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (165+ words) LAKE LINDEN -- In late August, the Lake Linden Watercross races saw Jimmy Marietta take home wins in a pair of categories over the course of the weekend. He won the Pro Open and the Pro Stock. In the Pro Open,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) LANSING -- The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources are reminding consumers to not move firewood long distances this holiday weekend to help prevent the spread of invasive insects and plant diseases. The agencies are also working…...