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Plans to build an addition to the Houghton County Jail are moving forward as is. The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country presented the feedback they received from the community during three public forums and from their online survey regarding the jail. The League contends there needs to …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will be put up for auction this summer. At a special meeting of the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners on Monday, the board decided to hold on auction of the historic lodge on July 26th. Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota will conduct the auction. There will …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (Friday, April 6, 2018) – Love abounds! Trickery and magic reveal lovers and fools. A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings together some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters in a romantic and hilarious adventure. Tech Theatre presents the classic Shakespeare comedy of love, magic, and mixed signals, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for …

Ever since he visited his relatives in the Copper Country last spring, screenwriter and Tornio, Finland native Mikko Myllylahti has been eager to come back to the area to show the award-winning film he wrote. On Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., he’ll accomplish this mission.Myllylahti will be at Finlandia …

The 20th Annual Western UP Science Fair and STEM Festival will catapult into the Michigan Tech MUB Commons on Thursday, April 12, from 4:30-7:30 pm. The STEM Festival features nearly thirty hands-on Science & Engineering activity stations led by Michigan Tech students and community members. Many MTU student chapters are …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division for “Conversations and Coffee” with the public on Thursday, April 12, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. George Madison, Fisheries Manager for the Western Lake Superior Management Unit, will discuss fish management topics that are pertinent …

Michigan Tech’s Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology will once again host local high school students as part of National Biomechanics Day. On Wednesday, students from Houghton High School will engage in biomechanics-related lab activities lead by KIP assistant professors Steve Elmer and Tejin Yoon. The groups will rotate around …

Hancock Public School Board officials are working to keep their JROTC program in operation. The board is currently reviewing funding options before taking a vote on the matter. “To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens” is the motto of the U.S. Army’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program that …

Those calling attention to the gender wage gap will be gathering today on the campus of Michigan Tech. In recognition of Equal Pay Day, the Copper Country League of Women Voters and other supporters will host a “Red Out” near the Husky statue from 11:30am to 12:30pm. They will be …

The man arrested in connection with an UPSET drug bust in Houghton County has been arraigned. Shawn Peterson of Houghton was arraigned in 97th District Court on three counts of delivery or manufacture of marijuana. He was lodged at the Houghton County Jail on a $30,000 bond. Peterson was arrested …