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A team of 20 Michigan wildlands firefighters will spend two weeks in California helping in the effort to quench fires that have burned more than 270,000 acres since the beginning of December. It includes 13 firefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and seven firefighters from Michigan’s Bureau of …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In girls high school basketball tonight… – Calumet welcomes L’Anse. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Baraga. – Ewen-Trout Creek tips off at Wakefield-Marenisco. NHL The Detroit Red Wings couldn’t hold an early lead, and fell 4-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers …

The following press release was issued by MCKEEN & ASSOCIATES.  The response from Aspirus follows the press release: DETROIT – December 18, 2017 – McKeen & Associates announced today it won a verdict in excess of $9 million on behalf of its client, Julie Harris, a resident of Houghton County, Michigan. …

ONTONAGON, Mich.  — It’s a tradition in Ontonagon to kick off the holiday season with a special Christmas Concert that’s jam-packed with local musical talent. And that’s exactly what the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation delivered to the community for a 10th season. Around 200 gathered at the Ontonagon Theater of …

While temperatures have been a little warmer for a couple of days, colder weather is here again and the Houghton County Road Commission is reminding drivers to use caution while on the roadways.   Keweenaw motorists are all familiar with the slipping and sliding that takes place this time of …

Now that the new medical marijuana regulations have gone into effect, many are looking ahead to possibly placing a proposal to legalize recreational use of the drug. How different will the regulations be if that were to happen? Michigan Tech’s Syd Johnson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics. …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night, Dawson McKay’s goal in the third period gave Houghton a 3-2 win over Calumet. In boys high school basketball last evening… – Calumet swamped Baraga 71-30. Matt Ojala single-handedly outscored the Vikings, with 32 …

Two people are in custody after detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team found a meth lab in Houghton County on Monday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department was sent to a residence on Liminga Road earlier for reports of a suspicious situation and after making contact with the two …

Students who are thinking of making the switch to Finlandia University are invited to a Transfer Open House today. The event will take place at the Jutila Center from 4:oopm to 8:00pm and will focus on the university’s new transfer pricing and online nursing program.   “We have new tuition …

A winter clothing drive will be held during the MacInnes Holiday Classic hockey tournament. The drive is sponsored by the Calumet Education Association, Hancock Education Association, and Houghton Education Association. Donations of new or gently used winter clothing items of all sizes will be accepted on Wednesday evening from 5:00 …