Griffin Weinberg

1 day ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Griffin Weinberg

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Marquette County residents had the chance to learn how to better improve their health Thursday. The seventh annual Marquette County Community Resource Fair was held at Lakeview Arena. It’s hosted by Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) and Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP). More than 70 organizations offered services for free to the community. Katrina Keough, UPHCS Assistant Director, says people come here not knowing they need a resource.

1 day ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Griffin Weinberg

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Stop throwing your medical needles in the trash. Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority is seeing more needles coming through its facility. Some of its employees have had to go to the hospital after being scratched by needles. It has to shut down operations anytime a needle comes through its recycle floor. Josh Wales, Marquette County Solid Waste Materials Management Supervisor, says there is a safe way to dispose of your needles.

2 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Griffin Weinberg

ELY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - For as low as $10 a night, all veterans can stay at the campground run by AMVETS Post 122 in Ely Township. The campground is filled with veterans, their families and serenity. “This is a secure campground,” said AMVETS Post 122 Commander Danny Garceau. “We have a locked gate. People that stay here are provided a key to get in and out. It’s very quiet out here. It’s out away from the roads.”There’s 120 acres of land and plenty to do. “We have a picnic area,” Garceau said.

3 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Griffin Weinberg

HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) - Some areas of Houghton County received about four inches of rain early Saturday morning, leading to water damage on the roads. “Here in Ripley, up on Pewabic (Road), in Hubbell, 21st Street where there were some inlets that were plugged,” Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) Highway Engineer & Manager Kevin Harju said. The HCRC is working to find solutions on how to best serve its 850-miles of roads.

6 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Griffin Weinberg

WAKEFIELD, Mich. (WLUC) - Snowmobiling on the water. One racer describes it as a mix between deep-snow riding and a stand-up jet ski. “The feeling is very similar to, like I said to going out west, ya know, going riding in the mountains, so, if you love that stuff and you live in the Midwest, watercross is great to keep that going all summer long,” said Grant Whitaker. Whitaker says it can take 100 hours to build this type of snowmobile.