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Houghton, Michigan – August 5, 2019. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts announces SUMMER PUPPET WORKSHOPS offered through The Puppet Project, August 12 – 17. The Puppet Project is an initiative to introduce and establish the art of puppetry into our local culture through education and performances. The workshops …

The Houghton County Probate and Family Court will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday through the end of business hours on Friday. The closure is so that staff can continue and complete the inventory and transfer of Probate records to the State of Michigan Archives. The closing was ordered …

It’s decision day for two local bond proposals. Voters will be heading to the polls in the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area School District and the Village of Calumet. The $4.6 million bond proposal for the DB-TC schools would allow the district to remodel, furnish, build additions, and equip the 105-year-old …

An annual entertainment tradition returns to the historic Calumet Theatre, Saturday night August 17, as the CLK Rotary Club presents The Tamburitzans! Since 1937, The Tamburitzans’ exciting, live stage show has thrilled audiences celebrating the traditions, music & dance of country’s from around the world. Its fun for young and …

Leroy Parnell, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, is part of a long line of Texas roots-music eclectics and is among the elite few who can be identified as a triple threat. An ace guitarist who has received widespread acclaim as a guitar slinger and one of the world’s premier slide players, …

The Calumet Theatre’s annual Musical Mondays Series concludes with a very special reserved seating show starring Robbie Fulks on August 19.  A critically acclaimed Americana and Alternative Country sensation, Fulks has been hailed as a brilliant songwriter and musician.  His most recent release, 2017’s Upland Stories earned year’s-best recognition from NPR and Rolling Stone among …

CALUMET, Mich. – From cherry tomatoes to red onions, golden corn kernels to green bell peppers, many veggies are freshest in summer. Learn how to make a colorful and healthy variety a part of your meal plan during a free cooking demonstration at Pat’s Foods in Calumet. Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and …

The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech writer Mark Wilcox: In the next step in a commitment to northern Michigan’s Grand Traverse region Michigan Technological University and Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) will formalize a new partnership on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Michigan Tech President Richard J. Koubek and NMC …

Representatives from Ontonagon County Emergency Management and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following an accidental mercury spill at an abandoned garage and vacant lot in Mass City. Officials say the spill was small, has been contained and is not a threat …

UPDATE:  The pilot killed in Saturday’s plane crash has been identified as 36-year-old Jack Maccani of Ironwood.  An autopsy will be performed as required by the FAA and NTSB. Undersheriff Witt of the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department will accompany FAA and NTSB personnel to the site today. DNR Porcupine Mountain …