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Each year, Americans fail to use 429 million vacation days according to Project Time Off. Some may use excuses like having too much work, or there not being enough options during the winter. In Michigan it is generally accepted that all vacation time is used during the summer months, however Vice …

There are many steps a homeowner can take to winterize their home. The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) has nine of those steps listed in their Winterization Challenge. Each month, residents are asked to complete one of the steps, like caulking in January. And if you aren’t sure how to …

For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2016/january/us-news-ranks-michigan-techs-online-graduate-engineering-programs.html Michigan Tech’s online graduate engineering program ranks in the top half of online graduate engineering programs nationwide, according to rankings just released by US News & World Report. Tech Today reports that the university’s online graduate engineering program ranked 41 of 83 programs listed, …

Some major road repaving could be done in Houghton soon. This would include a 1500 foot stretch of Razorback Drive from 400 feet south of Sharon Avenue to the intersection at Cedar Street, 3600 feet of East Sharon Avenue from Garnet to the Student Development Complex, and 2100 feet of …

The Houghton City Council says they will look into ways they can better enforce rules regarding rental properties in the city’s residential areas. Several residents attended a public hearing of the Rental Housing Board Wednesday, held just before the regular council meeting. At issue was a proposed rental license for …

The state is taking steps to make it easier for those who use service dogs to enter public facilities without being hassled. A new law takes effect next week that Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, whose brother uses a service dog, says clarifies rules regarding use of service animals and brings …

Genesee County has seen a spike in Legionnaires Disease over the last two years. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon says there’s no evidence the outbreak is related to the high lead levels found in Flint’s water, however the state is looking to see if there …

The Democratic leader in the Michigan Senate is calling for emergency funding to address the Flint water crisis. Senator Jim Ananich, who represents Flint, says he wants a transfer of available funding in the current budget to departments that can distribute and install water filters to every family in the …

A plan backed by the governor to help get Detroit Public Schools out of debt is expected to be formally introduced in the Michigan Senate Thursday. The governor first announced the plan over the summer, which calls for spending over $700 million and splitting the district in two. Teachers in …

Walking into Carmelita’s Mexican Restaurant in Calumet now, you’d never know just much damage had been done. Last September, a small fire ignited in an upstairs apartment. That fire quickly spread until local fire departments stopped it before it got too far out of hand. Though the restaurant underneath did …