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HOUGHTON — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) announced his candidacy for Michigan’s 38th State Senate District today amongst supporters across the Upper Peninsula.  Dianda toured the U.P. making stops in Houghton, Marquette, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls and Bessemer. “I’m running to be your next State Senator because the status …

Starting today, the United States Coast Guard will be conducting ice breaking operations in the Keweenaw Waterway. The cutter will make its way from the east and enter at Keweenaw Bay, then continue west through Portage Lake before returning to the open waters of Lake Superior. Coast Guard officials are …

The Yooper Relief Convoy is a success. Seven truckloads of hay and a 30 foot stock trailer of supplies departed Friday from Settlers Co-Op in Bruce Crossing, bringing the relief supplies to Oklahoma to help victims of wildfires in that part of the country. Several updates on their Facebook page …

Climate change is impacting our environment, but what affects is it having on our economy? A panel discussion is being organized by the Economics Club at Michigan Tech entitled “Economics of Climate Change”. The panel will include Dr. Gary Campbell (Michigan Tech School of Business and Economics), Dr. Sarah Green (Chemistry), Dr. …

Several research projects at Michigan Tech could be in jeopardy if funding is cut for efforts to clean up and maintain the Great Lakes. President Trump’s budget proposal calls for eliminating support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which currently receives roughly $300 million annually. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow visited …

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested a 35 year old man on March 30th on charges related to the selling of narcotics. After a five month long investigation, the suspect was arrested in the City of Ironwood on one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine and one …

The City of Houghton has been running into problems with people putting their trash out too early. A notice was sent out to city trash customers on Shelden and Montezuma Avenues between Bridge Street and Franklin Square. The notice said problems arise when the wind blows the bags around or …

HANCOCK, Mich. – Your passions shouldn’t cause you pain. That’s what the area’s most comprehensive orthopedic team will share with the community during Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Bone and Joint Solutions event in Hancock on Wednesday, April 12. The Bone and Joint Solutions event is free and takes place at 5:30 …

A national website ranks Michigan Tech in the top 10 in the county for the best universities for adjunct professors. The report was released by the personal finance website Good Call dot com. A total of 292 universities across the U.S. were evaluated. Michigan Tech came in at number 8 …

LANSING —State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) will hold a listening town hall and coffee hours in House District 110 to give residents a chance to ask questions and share their concerns with him. “The good people of HD 110 hear me talking about what is going on in Lansing, and …