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The Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has a new director. Cheryl Farhner has taken over the position which had been vacant for nearly three years, since the departure of Dallas Bond. Fahrner is familiar with the area. She grew up in Ironwood, and worked at the D&N Bank headquarters in …

From MTU Athletics Former Michigan Tech basketball player Austin Armga (Waupun, Wis./Waupun), and former Grand Valley State track and field athlete Kristen Hixson (Remus, Mich./Chippewa Hills) were named the GLIAC 2013-14 male and female “Scholar-Athletes of the Year,” respectively, as voted by the league’s faculty athletics representatives. Armga posted a …

A light but important docket was on tap for the Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting yesterday. The board was given a presentation by MSHDA Executive Director Kim Stoker and they approved a MSHDA Grant application that Chairman Scott Ala says will greatly benefit the houses in the community. The …