One Upper Peninsula school district has found the leader they were looking for…another school district will be just starting to. Current Superintendent of L’Anse Area Schools Carrie Meyer has been offered the same position in the Ishpeming Public Schools District. Meyer said she became interested in the job when it …
Read More »Try Hockey For Free Day Coming to Houghton County
Hockey can be a very expensive sport. Copper Country Junior Hockey Association Auxiliary is inviting boys and girls to Try Hockey for Free as part of Come Play Hockey Month. The Clinic starts at 11am on Saturday, November 7 at the Houghton County Arena. Local youth, ages 4 to 9, …
Read More »US-2 Construction in Ironwood Completed
Travelers heading to Wisconsin won’t have to worry about detours on US-2 in Ironwood for a while. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the two-year construction project of the road is complete and all lanes are now open. The 15-million dollar project was intended to improve a motorist’s first impression …
Read More »Michigan Tech Psychology Program Ranks Highly
Michigan Tech has been named as having the #6 up and coming undergraduate psychology program in the Midwest. The ranking, by bestpsychologydegrees.com, considered many factors including the presence of graduate degree programs, research opportunities, internships, student organizations and “wow” factor. The Department of Cognitive and Learning Science at Michigan Technological …
Read More »Baraga Man Sentenced For Strangulation
A Baraga man is headed to prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of assault by strangulation. 35 year old Jacob Charles Maki was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment in U.S. District court. Judge R. Allan Edgar additionally sentenenced Maki to serve 3 years of supervised release following …
Read More »Tree Removal Project at Park Headquarters and History Center
National Park Service Press Release (Calumet) The National Park Service would like to notify the public about a project to remove several mature cedar trees from the Keweenaw National Historical Park headquarters area this week. One tree at headquarters will be removed. It is located on the northeast corner of …
Read More »DNR Reminds Hunters of License Structure Change
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources would like to remind hunters of changes to the state’s hunting license structure that took effect in 2014. A base license is now required for all hunters. The base license includes small game hunting, whether they choose to hunt small game or not. Base …
Read More »Gas Prices Rise Locally as National Averages Fall
Gas Prices are up slightly this week across Michigan after two weeks of decline. A AAA Michigan survey shows about a penny per gallon increase, compared with last week, while GasBuddy.com posts the increase at 3.9 cents higher. Both cite a statewide average of $2.35 per gallon. GasBuddy.com says the national …
Read More »Business and Labor Group Says Rising Healthcare Costs Hurting Job Growth
A coalition of business and labor groups says more needs to be done to reign in healthcare costs. The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) released a report showing the rising cost of the average family insurance premium outpaced income growth from 2008 to 2013, meaning workers effectively made less in …
Read More »New Study Finds Long-term Impacts to Lead Exposure
New research from Wayne State University has found that exposure to lead can have serious health impacts to children of pregnant woman, and even her grandchildren many years later. The research, from Doctor Douglas Ruden, professor at WSU’s obstetrics and gynecology department, shows that a mother’s lead exposure can affect …
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