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You can tell its graduation at Michigan Tech, when area hotels are booked solid, and Husky pride fills the Student Development Complex on a Saturday morning. Parents, siblings, and loved ones filled two levels of bleachers in the Wood gym, while 325 eager graduates awaited that walk across the stage …

The unofficial results of this weekend’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community general election are in. In the Baraga District, the top two vote getters for the Tribal Council were Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr. with 274 and Kim Klopstein with 260. Elizabeth “Beth” Conner received 253 votes and Sue Ellen “Suzie” Elmblad …

High School In high school boys basketball tonight… – Houghton plays at West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell welcomes Republic-Michigamme. – Jeffers travels to Ontonagon. – L’Anse tips off at Baraga. – Ewen-Trout Creek journeys to Forest Park. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Chassell. Our broadcast will begin around …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Houghton blanked Utica Eisenhower 6-0. Kevin Bostwick, P.J. Donnelly, Justin Norkol and Brendan Erickson each had a goal and an assist. Niko Rajala and Seth Francois also scored. Jimmy Pietila got the win in net, as the Gremlins outshot the Eagles 46-8. …

One incumbent member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council was turned out of office in yesterday’s election, and another survived by a very narrow margin. Unofficial results of the voting were released last night by the Tribal government. Two council seats were available in each district. In the …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Calumet trounced Utica Eisenhower 8-2. Scott Loukus and Brent Loukus each had hat tricks for the Copper Kings. Scott added two assists, and Brent had one. Alex Mattila and Tanner Rowe also scored. Sam Kiiskila got the win in net, as the …

Money raised by Michigan Tech students during their annual haunted house is going to support two local organizations. Students from Theta Chi Epsilon sorority and Sigma Pi fraternity presented a total of $2,500 to the Pigs N Heat charity hockey game and Dial Help at Wednesday’s meeting of the Houghton …

Looking out for one another is a strong characteristic of many UP residents, and that rings true in the Keweenaw Peninsula just as much as anywhere else in Yooperland.  “We are providing in the neighborhood of 200 students with food to last them over that 12 day period so they …

More than 325 bachelor’s, master’s and PhD recipients are expected to attend Midyear Commencement at Michigan Technological University. Ceremonies will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 15) in the Wood Gym of the Student Development Complex on the Houghton Campus. Terry Woychowski will deliver the commencement address. Woychowski, who …

Should the work of the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team continue in the western UP? UPSET West was started in 2016 through a three-year pledge from the Portage Health Foundation and is further supported from contributions from local municipalities and other organizations. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly says the team …