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For those looking for a spooky time this weekend, the Sigma Pi Haunted House will be open today and tomorrow. The children’s version will take place between 7:00 and 9:00 and for those who want an extra scare, an adult version will be open from 9:00 until midnight. Admission is …

Tomorrow, the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will be going door to door collecting non-perishable food donations for the Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly food pantry. The following areas will be covered: Atlantic Mine, South Range, Painesdale, Dodgeville, Houghton, Hancock, Chassell, Calumet, Laurium, Dollar Bay, Hubbell, Tamarack City and Lake Linden. …

Election Day is fast approaching and there is still time for voters in Michigan to get an absentee ballot but you’d better act fast. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says those who wish to receive their absentee ballot by mail must submit their application by 2 p.m. Saturday. Absentee ballots …

AAA Michigan has begun a statewide effort to ‘Be Smart, Be Safe, and Be Seen’ this Halloween. The campaign, according to spokesperson Susan Hiltz, is a cooperative effort targeted at motorists, parents, adults and trick-or-treaters on what is considered to be one of the most deadly nights of the year …

Today, one of Michigan Tech’s long-time supporters will be signing a big check for the university. General Motors will present the University with a $100,000 grant from the General Motors Foundation. There will be a presentation at 10:30 a.m. in the East Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Primary Elections are this Saturday and the ballot features some familiar names and some new ones. The Baraga District Candidates are incumbents Robert “RD” Curtis and Carole LaPointe, as well as Doreen Blaker, Thomas Chosa, Jr., Alden “Auddie” Connor, Jr., Fred Dakota, Bruce LaPointe, Sr., …

Halloween is tomorrow night and the Michigan State Police want to remind parents and kids to be safe while trick-or-treating. Troopers suggest trick-or-treating as early as possible to avoid walking around at night, making sure kids have a parent with them, and to watch out while walking between parked cars. …

U.P. Health System – Portage will have a new person overseeing their home care and hospice services. Craig Chartier, Director of Home Care and Hospice for UP Health System – Marquette, has been promoted to Regional Director of Home Care and Hospice, effective immediately. UP Health System Market President Jim …

A major interstate cocaine and heroin trafficking operation has an Ishpeming woman facing up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $1 million fine. 30-year-old Rachel Lynn Hanson admitted her guilt in a cocaine and heroin trafficking ring in U.S. District Court in Marquette. In an agreement with …

Iron Mountain-based BOSS Products is being sold to the Toro Company for $227 million. BOSS designs, manufactures and sells snowplows, salt and sand spreaders, and related parts and accessories, for light and medium duty trucks, ATVs, UTVs and loaders. BOSS sales in 2014 are anticipated to be approximately $125 million. …