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Finlandia University’s chapter of Business Professionals of America is hosting Business Professionals of America Day on Wednesday, February 14 with a full day of activities for Upper Peninsula high school and college students. “Our entire chapter is looking forward to this inaugural event, and I’m proud of them for putting …

As jail overcrowding is still an issue of concern for Houghton County, plans are in the works to add more cell space to the facility. Residents of the county will vote later this year on a proposal to expand the county jail. The current facility was built over 50 years …

Progress continues on cleanup work at the site of last Saturday’s accident and fuel release at the Sturgeon River Bridge on US 41 south of Chassell. Again today there will be dump trucks coming in and out of the area, removing impacted soil and bringing in clean fill material. In …

The winners have been announced in the Snow Statue Competition at Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival. This year’s theme is “Myths and Tales of the Past in Our Frigid Forecast.” Judging took place early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s all-nighter. For the second time in the past three years, Tau Kappa …

The Portage Lake District Library will host two training sessions that will show library cardholders how to use Mango Languages. Mango is a premier online language learning resource that teaches people practical conversation skills for real life communication. Mango offers courses in more than seventy languages at beginner, intermediate, and …

Winter Carnival has officially started and today begins the display of the magic created when Huskies are combined with snow. It’s snow statues and ski jumping and cartwheels in the snow. It’s a mosh pit (in 5 degrees). On the side walks, pasties and pickled eggs are for sale, there’s …

State Representative Scott Dianda is blasting Governor Rick Snyder for his state budget proposal. In a statement, the Calumet Democrat said the proposal included a pitifully small increase in state per-pupil funding, and virtually nothing for local governments. Dianda said $2,000 more per pupil is needed in the state’s lowest …

Hancock, Michigan – Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) was awarded a $3,000 grant to purchase high-tech scientific equipment as a part of Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF)’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Fall 2016 granting cycle. In the fall of 2016, the CCISD was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Kellogg …

Silver medals aren’t strictly for the Olympics. Michigan Tech is handing out one of its own, to one of its own, this weekend. Dr. Bruce Trusock, a 1974 graduate, will be awarded the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees Silver Medal on Friday, February 9. Fittingly, the medal will be presented …

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2017-2018 flu season. Influenza claims the lives of children every year across the United States, which is why MDHHS is reminding residents that it’s not too late to get …