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This year’s Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action 5K run, organized by Michigan Tech Air Force ROTC, is just a couple of weeks away. Each year the students group has set up a race in the fall, to honor veterans of war who have not returned home, and raise money …

Houghton will remove the old EV charger located on the parking deck in anticipation of the two new DC fast charge EV chargers coming online in a few weeks. Over the lifespan of the old charger it has been free to hook up and charge vehicles with. And it is …

The Houghton City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting tonight. The agenda includes a site plan review for the rebuild at 326 Shelden Avenue – that’s the building between Swift Hardware and the Frank A Douglass Agency. A site plan for 408 Fairview Drive, adjacent to the Michigan Tech …

The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition will hold its second annual Adopt-a-Beach Clean-Up Saturday in and around Copper Harbor.  A number of local groups will be participating, including the Stewards of Bete Grise Preserve, Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District, Keweenaw ATV Club, Copper Harbor Trails Club, Keweenaw Overland Adventure Retreat, and more. …

Small game hunting season opens in Michigan today.  Hunters can begin harvesting a number of animals. Seasons for cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, fox squirrels and gray squirrels will be open through March 31. The daily bag limit is five, and the possession limit is 10. Ruffed grouse seasons will run …

The first of the four finalists to become the next president of Northern Michigan University will be introduced to the community this evening. Debra S. Larson has been provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Chico, for the past five years. Before that, she served six …

Holiday season often comes up faster than expected. And many people begin to make plans for shopping, festivities and family time well in advance. Just like those who have already begun preparing for the holiday season, Michigan Tech is seeking vendors for the 2022 Home for the Holidays Gift Market. …

The outdoors are for everybody. And Michigan’s state parks are leading the charge to make nature more accessible for people with disabilities. Michigan now leads the country in accessibility to track chairs in state parks. Track chairs are a rugged version of a standard wheel chair, the biggest difference are …

The future of passenger service in and out of the Houghton County Memorial Airport could be determined soon. At yesterday’s Houghton County Board meeting, airport manager Dennis Hext told commissioners that the bidding period for potential service providers has opened. Passenger flights are subsidized by the federal government under the …

The Houghton City Council will consider the potential sale of some city property at tonight’s meeting. The land is located behind Walmart, and is not being used. The J.M. Longyear Forestry Company has expressed an interest in purchasing an option. Council members could vote to open a discussion with them …