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Lots of Keweenaw residents are out of shape, and William Cooke wants to change that. Cooke is the new Portage Health Foundation Endowed Professor of Preventive and Community Health at Michigan Tech. His goal is to make the concept of diet and exercise less forbidding. “My catch phrase is ‘eat …

As the opioid abuse epidemic worsens, the new State House Pharmacy Caucus met for the first time yesterday. Democratic State Representative Scott Dianda of Calumet is co-chair of the bipartisan group, sharing responsibilities with Republican Hank Vaupel from Fowlerville. Dianda says he’s looking forward to working with pharmacists to control …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Houghton swept Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-21). – Calumet defeated West Iron County 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-11). Lea Bjorn had 18 kills, and Amber Johnson had seven aces and 36 digs. – Hancock …

Michigan Tech continues to celebrate Pride Week. Tonight, the Academy Award-winning best picture “Moonlight” will be shown at 8:30 and 10:30 in Fisher 135. “Moonlight” is a film about sexuality and self discovery that chronicles the journey of an African-American, gay man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. …

Nurses are walking the picket lines at the Upper Peninsula’s largest hospital. Negotiators for the Michigan Nurses Association and UP Health System-Marquette failed to reach an agreement yesterday in their six-month-old dispute over staffing levels. The 48-hour walkout is scheduled to last until 7:00 Saturday morning. Hospital officials say they’ve …

Keweenaw County’s newest mountain bike trail will open this afternoon. Officials from the Copper Harbor Trails Club and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will cut the ribbon on the path from Mud Lake past Horseshoe Harbor to High Rock Bay scenic point at 2:00. The six-mile stretch completes the …

The Carnegie Museum will hold its biggest annual membership event Saturday evening. Doors for the “Night at the Museum” will be open from 5:00 until 8:00. Musical performers will include the Backroom Boys, the PasiCats, and Seth Helman. Brats will be served, along with samples of locally-produced beer and mead. …

A familiar face will assume a new role at Aspirus Keweenaw. Hancock native Robin Meneguzzo has joined the staff as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Meneguzzo previously worked as a technician at Portage Health, and a registered nurse at Aspirus Keweenaw. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Finlandia University, and …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Houghton plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. – Hancock entertains L’Anse. – Calumet hosts West Iron County. – Chassell welcomes Wakefield-Marenisco. – Baraga plays at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. – Ontonagon travels to Watersmeet. – Ewen-Trout Creek …

Three people were injured during a traffic crash last evening at the intersection of M-26 and Sharon Avenue. Houghton police tell us that a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Hancock man turned into the path of an oncoming car at around 8:20. The Hancock man was not hurt. The 22-year-old …