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A pair of Copper Country students are advancing to the National History Day competition. Houghton High School’s Mary “Kate” Desrochers submitted her project, Julia Child: Establishing High Culinary Standards from the Television Kitchen. She was named a Senior Division Individual Documentary National Finalist. Lake Linden-Hubbell High School’s Patrick Myers submitted …

Voters are heading to the polls today to determine the fate of some very important ballot items. The bond proposal for the Houghton-Portage Township Schools is up for a vote once again, after failing by only a handful of votes last year. At $10.9 million, Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil says the …

A case against a Grand Rapids man accused of selling drugs in the Houghton area is moving forward. 19-year-old Jon David Ettinger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court on Monday. His attorney requested a trial date be set with another pretrial ahead of it in hopes of working out a …

A plea agreement has been reached in the case against an Atlantic Mine man who sent a school into lock down. 30-year-old Niles Nathan Rothenberger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday for a pretrial. His case is being remanded back to the 97th District Court where Rothenberger is expected …

An Atlantic Mine man is headed to prison for drugs. 48-year-old Steven Ruotsala appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday, where he was sentenced to 20 months for possession of meth and 16 months for possession of a controlled substance—analogues. The sentences will run concurrently. He was credited with 201 …

Finlandia University Gallery in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock announces its return to spring/summer hours.  Beginning May 1st, the gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please check the gallery webpage (http://www.finlandia.edu/finlandia-gallery.html) for exhibition schedule. Finlandia University International School of Art & Design 2017 …

The 15th Annual High School Local History Smackdown will take place at the historic Calumet Theatre, at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017. This event, originally scheduled for Thursday, April 27 was canceled due to ice and school closures but has been rescheduled for May 4. Consider attending this …

Tuesday, May 2nd, is Election Day and there are a few important items on the ballot, depending on your area. The biggest one is a bond proposal from the Houghton-Portage Township Schools for facility upgrades. The $10.8 million dollar project would result in an increase of 0.75 mills from the current …

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University has entered a new era of research, Vice President for Research David Reed told the University’s Board of Trustees at its meeting Friday, April 28, 2017.  Michigan Tech’s research enterprise has been …

Sisu is the key to earning a degree at Finlandia University and the theme of Sunday’s commencement ceremonies. The commencement address was delivered by Manu Virtamo, Consul General of Finland to New York. Virtamo-050117-1 The student speaker was Biology major Matthew McLaughlin, who graduated summa cum laude and was just …