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A budget document obtained by the National Association of Clean Air Agencies says the White House is proposing to slash Environmental Protection Agency funding that pays for Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 percent. The potential cuts are part of President Donald Trump’s initial 20-18 budget proposal. The proposal would …

Hancock-The Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock is featuring artwork from area elementary, middle, and high school students March 4-31 for Celebrate Youth Arts Month 2017. The Youth Gallery and the Kerredge Gallery at the CCCAC will be filled floor to ceiling with local youth art. March is a …

Michigan Tech is the recipient of a Michigan Strategic Fund grant. State Representative Scott Dianda issued a statement congratulating MTU for winning approval for their Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Materials Innovation Hub. The university was also approved for $525,000 in MTRAC funding over two years to help this …

The March installment of the Nordic Film Series at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center will feature some familiar faces, and some familiar scenery. “Superior” will be shown at 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 at the FAHC. Shot on location in the Copper Country in 2014, the award-winning film …

HANCOCK, Mich., Feb. 28, 2017 – Let’s Eat Dinners, working in conjunction with Evangel Baptist Church in Houghton, received a $15,870 grant from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to expand their community meals programming. Let’s Eat applied for funding under PHF’s food initiative RFP late last year.  The grant funding …

The search continues for a Houghton County man who’s been missing nearly seven weeks. The family of 33-year-old Kenneth Ryan Clark is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his whereabouts or safe return. The Hancock man was last seen the evening of January 12th when he mysteriously …

Houghton, MI – Isle Royale National Park (NP) is now accepting applications for the summer 2017 Isle Royale Teen Artist Exploration. The artistic discovery is geared to all aspiring teen artists who want to develop their art through experiencing wilderness, and is open to all visual and performing artists, writers, and composers …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Calumet High School (CHS) and Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital joined in a special celebration at the Copper Kings girls varsity basketball game Thursday. Prior to tip-off, students presented Aspirus Keweenaw with a $5,000 check – the total amount of money raised during this year’s Jersey Fund. “This event …

Finlandia University is proud to announce its Fall 2016 semester Dean’s and Honors List Students. In total 117 students earned honors, including 63 who earned Dean’s List honors for having a Grade Point Average of 3.75 or above. To be eligible for either list students must have completed 12 or …

This Snowmobile IS going through the Ice!   But When? That is the question that Houghton Rotarians are asking the community, its visitors and winter enthusiasts worldwide. A vintage snowmobile was stripped, power-washed and placed on the frozen Houghton Canal in February 2017.   If you predict when the sled falls through …