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The village of Laurium has joined the Houghton County Recreation Authority. The village council voted to join the effort Tuesday evening. The authority is being formed to provide a unified voice for trails in the county, in order to get grants to help rebuild trails damaged by the Father’s Day …

The TRIO program at Finlandia University has been funded for five additional years. The $1.7 million grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education. The TRIO program provides services for Finlandia students who are low-income, are first-generation college students, or have disabilities. It helps around 180 students each year, and …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has received a grant to assist women who are dealing with, at risk for, and recovering from, substance use disorder. $159,590 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund will be used to employ a peer recovery coach to work directly with women. The goal of …

Northern Michigan University will proceed with face-to-face classes beginning Monday. Classes for the first week of the fall semester – this week – were moved online because of delays in receiving the results of more than 7,600 COVID-19 tests. University officials say the lab that promised results in 24 to …

The Houghton Pizza Hut is not on a list of 300 locations across the nation that are scheduled to be closed. News of the shutdowns broke earlier this week. All of the restaurants that will be closing are owned by NPC International, which is the largest franchisee of Pizza Huts …

Eighteen more western Upper Peninsula residents have contracted COVID-19. The hot zone has moved into Ontonagon County, which has added nine confirmed positives since last Thursday, along with one probable. Five confirmed positives and one probable have been reported from Gogebic County. Houghton County has logged four new confirmed cases. …

For many years, Houghton and Hancock businesses have welcomed Michigan Tech students to the area by offering discounts and swag at Afternoon on the Town. Because of COVID-19 concerns, this year’s event is being moved online. It will take place August 29th. Students will be able to log on, browse …

The City of Houghton is looking to fill a vacancy on its Board of Review. Candidates must be a resident of the City of Houghton, and own real property within the city limits. The Board typically meets in March of each year for two six-hour days to hear appeals of …

The long process of opening the Village of Calumet up to recreational marijuana business took another step forward Monday night. Public hearings were held on proposed changes in the zoning ordinance that would accommodate marijuana businesses, and on the marijuana ordinance itself. Most members of the public who spoke supported …

Lampricide treatments are scheduled to begin today in three Baraga County waterways. Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will treat the Falls, Silver, and Ravine rivers. It should take about a week to complete the process. The goal is to kill sea lamprey larvae that are burrowed in …