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Sink The Sled Winner Just 5 Minutes Off

The Johnson vintage snowmobile that was on the Portage Canal near the Lift Bridge in Houghton sank into the water at 2:40 pm on Wednesday, March 29th.  The sled had been put on the ice as part of the Houghton Rotary’s “Sink the Sled” Contest which began in February. The …

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UPPCO Names Larsen New CEO

MARQUETTE, MI — Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) announced today that utility industry veteran James Larsen has been appointed as its new CEO, effective April 3. Larsen comes to UPPCO from the SEMCO Energy Gas Company in Port Huron, where he served as President. SEMCO provides natural gas to approximately …

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Sexual Assault Survivor To Speak At Michigan Tech

Author, speaker and sexual assault survivor Aspen Matis will speak at Michigan Tech at 8 p.m. Wednesday (April 5) in Fisher 135. Her best-selling book, “Girl in the Woods,” has been called “a powerful read” by O, The Oprah Mazazine. The New York Times named Matis “a hero” and Lena …

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