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Tivitz At Tech

It’s tournament time at Michigan Tech!  No, the basketball games are all done–this is the 10th Annual Tivitz Tournament. More than 100 students in grades four through seven from seven Western Upper Peninsula schools competed in the board game that draws upon their math and logic skills. Event Coordinator Amanda …

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Name Of Deceased Inmate Released

The name of the inmate in the Houghton County jail who recently died is now known. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says 38-year-old James Scott Silvola of Houghton had been arrested Saturday afternoon for felony retail fraud and was unable to post bond. A corrections officer making his regular rounds …

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Hit & Run Suspect Bound Over

An Atlantic Mine man arrested in connection to a hit-and-run incident on March 10th has been bound over to Circuit Court. 31- year-old Benjamin Riutta waived his preliminary examination at his probable cause conference in Houghton County District Court Wednesday morning. Riutta is charged with failure to stop at the …

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