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The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department has a new piece of life-saving technology thanks to a donation from the Keweenaw Health Foundation. Keweenaw Health Foundation Executive Director Ed Jenich presented a new portable automatic external defibrillator to Second Assistant Fire Chief Neil Ahola on Thursday, February 16th at the fire department …

Book Sale poster Red Feb 2017 What can you do with your used books? The Portage Lake District Library is accepting donations of gently used books for their Used Book Sale. Books can be dropped off at the library service desk through Thursday The sale takes place Friday and Saturday …

A motions hearing is scheduled for today in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids concerning Michigan Tech’s decision to dismiss a student last year for a post on a social media site. Norway, MI resident Matthew Schultz was a student at Michigan Tech until he was expelled for a post …

Finlandia Community Wellness welcomes the public to an open house at the Paavo Nurmi Center on Monday, February 20 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for the community to explore the facility, learn about the programs offered and interact with the staff. On-site fitness professionals will include Bridget Durocher, Joan Kero, Beth Ryynanen and Shannon …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers teamed up with deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office to address several recent loud noise complaints in the City of Houghton. The group sound enforcement patrol was conducted Feb. 11 along Trail No. 3 at Kestner Waterfront Park. “We were targeting snowmobile …

Houghton, MI – Isle Royale National Park is considering a proposal by Isle Royale Seaplanes  (IRS) to offer seaplance service from Grand Marais, Minnesota, to Isle Royale.  IRS has an existing contract with the Park to provide air taxi service from Houghton to Isle Royale through 2025. IRS would continue to offer …

National Engineers Week will be celebrated with a variety of activities on the campus of Michigan Technological University this week. Tech’s events during Engineers Week are again sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, the local chapter of the Engineering Honor Society. National Engineers Week, also known as EWeek, gets rolling at …

Finlandia University has introduced a new $4,000 grant for students who graduated from an Upper Peninsula high school, and announced it is maintaining current rates for tuition and room and board for the upcoming year. “Finlandia has a strong record of controlling price increases over the long-term and maximizing financial …

Quebec’s Denis Tremblay is the winner of the UP 200. This was Tremblay’s fifth time participating in the event. He took the lead Sunday morning, passing fellow Canadian Martin Massicotte to win the race. The normal 230 mile race was cut down to about 220 miles due to a lack …

An aircrew with the United States Coast Guard helped rescue an injured ice climber Friday evening in Munising. The climber fell while ice climbing at Pictured Rocks Ice Caves. She suffered injuries to her head and back. Due to her location and surrounding terrain, a ground evacuation was not possible. …