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Families are being sought to host international students for the upcoming school year. The International Cultural Exchange Services—Upper Peninsula of Michigan—Youth Exchange Programs is seeking families in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Marquette Counties who are willing to change lives and make dreams come true. Four teenage students are looking to …

Three organizations in the Houghton County will receive a total of $155,000 in grants, courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation and the Superior Health Foundation. The funding is provided through the Investing in Upper Peninsula Health grant initiative, which provides …

The Michigan Department of Transportation will be upgrading several traffic signals in the central and western Upper Peninsula this summer. Many of those projects will be taking place in Houghton County. MDOT will replace the signal at US-41 and 6th Street in Calumet. They will also upgrade the signals on …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 yesterday. Michael Fulmer threw five scoreless innings, but allowed two runs in the sixth, and left as the Jays scored four more in the seventh. Leonys Martin homered for Detroit. The …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school baseball yesterday, Calumet won the local Division Three district title, defeating Iron Mountain 6-2 in the championship game. The Copper Kings had advanced with a 5-2 win over Negaunee in the semifinal. The Mountaineers eliminated Houghton 7-3 …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Ironwood won the Division Four District 97 tournament at the Boneyard, defeating Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-1 in the title game. The Lakes scored in the first inning, and held the Red Devils off the board …

The Health & Safety Fair returns to U.P. Health System—Portage in Hancock Saturday. This is the 10th year of the popular event and Health and Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says it will have many of the familiar features plus a few new ones.  “It’s an opportunity for people to get …

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is inviting the public to an open house this Saturday. The event takes place at their Hancock office from 11am to 3pm. Executive Director Cathy Aten says they have lots of food and fun lined up for this first ever open house.  “We’re going …

The Constitution will be the main star of a conference being organized by the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Conservative Political Action Committee. The event is called “Our Constitution: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” and will feature guest speakers talking about our founding document and other conservative issues. UPCPAC Director Mary Sears …

Two people are facing drugs charges after a bust in Houghton County. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested a 53-year-old Hancock man and a 28-year-old Houghton man Wednesday. The arrests followed the execution of search warrants By UPSET on four residences on April 5th. The search warrants …