A 2017 graduate of Michigan Tech is being given a boost to his education career thanks to a prestigious honor. Wisconsin-native Ben Manning has been named a Georgia Teaching Fellow by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. He is one of 63 Teaching Fellows announced June 29 by Georgia Governor …
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A Dollar Bay man is facing charges after he was arrested while living at an unoccupied home of a relative in Bruce Crossing. The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office says they took the 27-year-old man into custody on Friday evening around 6pm on charges of home invasion and possession of marijuana. …
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One person was injured when a motorcycle collided with another vehicle Monday morning in Houghton. The accident happened shortly after 11am near the Portage Lake Lift Bridge at the intersection of Shelden Avenue and West Memorial Drive, slowing down traffic from the downtown. One person on the motorcycle was taken …
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Parts of Baraga County are being hit with flooding. The Michigamme-Spurr Volunteer Fire Department and the Baraga County Road Commission have responded to the area of Beaufort Lake and Stagecoach Drive, after a beaver dam collapsed. The collapse of the dam resulted in flooding of the area. The Michigan State …
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[Hancock, MI] As part of the Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) “Stop the Roar of Hunger” food initiative, PHF is releasing its second round of funding in support of food initiatives in the four-county community (Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon). Over the past two years PHF has researched the ways in …
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The Houghton Keweenaw Communities that Care would like to thank the community for their participation in the community voting to select the 2 Risk Factors to target for the next couple years. “Depressive Symptoms” and “Low Risk of Drug Use” received the overwhelming vote by the community, according to John …
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By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University In Money Magazine’s latest report on “Best Colleges for your Money,” Michigan Technological University ranked in the top 100 overall and in the top 50 among public universities. Money evaluated 2,400 colleges and universities using …
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The case of a South Range man facing several felonious drug charges continues in Houghton County Circuit Court. Charles Lester Knuckles appeared for a pre-trial hearing Friday. He was originally charged with operating a drug house, delivering contraband on jail property and delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet …
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Those are the sounds of Keweenaw Cruiser’s 14th Annual End O’ The Road Keweenaw Tour and Car Show. The event begins with a cruise that parades the cars on the western shore of the Keweenaw all the way up to the show in Copper Harbor. Keweenaw Cruisers member Curtis Wittenberg …
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Keweenaw native Kristin Neva released her second novel, “Copper Country,” just a few weeks ago. “Copper Country” is a story about family and forgiveness that’s set in the Keweenaw. The story follows a young Yooper named Aimee who is working her way through college and working on her relationship with …
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