An increasing number of COVID cases in Michigan are comprised of a second sub-variant. Omicron BA.2, as of last week, accounted for 99 new infections. The second omicron variant has been found in Detroit and twenty one counties. The CDC believes that the new omicron variant accounts for about 25 …

Michigan Tech’s accounting majors are available to aid in tax prep this year. The 20 year old program, offers MTU students to gain experience working on tax filing, and get involved with the community. This year’s program is available by appointment only, walk-ins are not allowed. Tax filing appointments will …

Finlandia University is hosting Healing for the Healers: an afternoon of self-care on Saturday, March 26 at the Finnish American Heritage Center. Guest speakers will be offering suggestions on ways health care workers can care for themselves while immersed in caring for others. Patrons can look forward to spending some …

In many home gardens one may find a few roses popping out of the soil. The genus rosa has a long and storied history. Showing up throughout as a symbol of love, beauty, war and peace. There are nearly 150 different species of roses. Today, rose gardens are celebrated and …

As spring begins to inch into the Upper Peninsula, many woodland creatures are waking from their long winter slumber. And they are hungry and ready for a snack. Animals like black bears, raccoons skunks and others can often become a nuisance around the area for home owners, as they search …

This Saturday at John MacInnis Student Ice Arena, a local high school athlete is bringing the community an adaptive hockey clinic. While in Idaho for a ski camp Houghton High School senior Maria Velat was introduced to the sport by para-Olympians she met while there. Adaptive hockey sits players in …

Students feeding the community is something anyone can get behind. On March 30 the Ontonagon Schools Working Mobile Food Pantry will hand out food from Feeding America at the Ontonagon Fire Hall. The working mobile pantry is funded by the Portage health foundation and is a partnership between the organization …

Happy World Water Day! Yesterday students at Hancock Middle School learned just how precious water is in the world.  Claire Fidler, an MTU sustainability student, led the presentation, quizzing students on what place water can be found most. She said that she enjoys showing kids how water and sustainability come …

Scenic Michigan, a coalition of Michiganders who want to see the state’s great landscapes protected, are concerned with how wind turbines in the Keweenaw may affect the area’s fall color and snowmobile tourism, and the protection of dark skies in the copper country. James Mehelcic, Secretary of the Guardians of …

Water is life, and a more than well known aspect of living around the great lakes. Tomorrow is the United Nations world water day. This year’s theme aims to celebrate an invisible and seldom thought of source of h2o. Ground water and its importance, is what many organization around the …