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Companies that are looking to hire can now sign up for the MTEC SmartZone’s Return North event. Return North is designed to showcase professional employment opportunities to lure former Copper Country residents back to the region. It will be held November 29th from 3:00 until 5:00 at the Continental Fire …

A Houghton man was able to escape a fiery crash in Torch Lake Township early Saturday morning. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department tells us the 26-year-old was southbound on Baulman Road around 6:30 at a high rate of speed when he crested a hill near Nightingale Road, and saw a …

Keweenaw County is looking for some direction from residents for its economic development efforts. Economic Development Committee Chair Todd Holmstrom says his group has been investigating opportunities for a year. They’ve identified some, but would like to know which ones citizens would be most likely to support. To that end, …

Flags at Michigan state facilities will remain at half staff through November 1st in honor of the late former Governor William Milliken. Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered that the observance run 14 days – one day for each year Milliken served as governor. Milliken passed away Friday at his home in …

A section of ORV trail in Keweenaw County will be closed for the remainder of the fall. Logging operations have forced the state to shut down about 10 miles of trail 134, beginning two miles east of Lac La Belle Road, and continuing along the South Mandan Loop to Powder …

Northern Michigan University wants its graduates to be able to provide more help to its students. The new Alumni Resource Network is a joint effort by the Career Services and Alumni Relations offices. The goal is to put students in touch with professionals who can answer questions and provide advice …

High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Ewen-Trout Creek. – Jeffers welcomes Wakefield-Marenisco. Finlandia The Finlandia women’s soccer team lost 7-0 at Olivet College yesterday. The Lions men’s soccer team wraps up its regular season at Crown College this afternoon. GLIAC The Huskies soccer team …

High School In high school football yesterday, Lake Linden-Hubbell turned in an impressive 42-0 rout of Bark River-Harris. The Lakes scored on their first three possessions. Carter Crouch hit Cole Gregoire for a 29-yard touchdown pass, then ran 79 yards for their second score. After the Broncos fumbled the ensuing …

High School Jonah Dowd scores for the Purple Hornets. In high school football last night… – Calumet crushed Hancock 42-6. Dryden Nelson and Nick Djerf each scored twice for the Copper Kings, and Scott Loukus threw two touchdown passes. – Houghton lost at Negaunee 35-0. – L’Anse fell to Iron Mountain 51-6. …

You’ve probably been to a rock concert. But, have you ever been to a concert about rocks? You have that opportunity tonight. The Michigan Tech Fine Arts Department has put together a unique program featuring music about rocks, and even rocks, themselves. After a debut last night at the Rozsa …