Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved tuition rates for the upcoming 2021-22 academic school year. The residential students will see a 4.2% increase, to $252 per semester. The 7 to 1 vote saw Trustee, Jason Morgan, as the only nay vote. The university’s board also approved grants of $750 …

The 73rd annual Copper Country Strawberry festival will be July 9th and 10th. Friday will see the Friends of Fashion at the Chassell Heritage Center, A children’s parade and the Queen crowning ceremony. Judy Evert and Barb Worrall will have shortcake available early in the morning. And it’s really interesting …

City Manager of Houghton, Eric Waara, hopes construction on the city’s new 4.9 million dollar pier will begin in July. Anticipating the project will finish before summer next year. Probably the work of the pier itself late summer, and work into the winter as long as they can keep working. …

Preliminary work on a long-awaited street paving project in the village of L’Anse is underway. At last night’s council meeting, Manager Bob LaFave said storm drain renovations are beginning this week on L’Anse and Baraga Avenues. The streets will remain open to traffic through the upcoming holiday weekend, with full …

The return of the Copper Country Strawberry Festival is sure to be extra sweet this year. Judy Evert and Barb Worrall talk about the efforts of the Chassell Lions Club throughout the year, plus they dish on strawberry shortcake and more. Gary Lishinski and Amy Juntunen talk about a lesser …

The Copper Country Firefighters Association held its sixty-seventh annual tournament this past Saturday. Kids frequented the bounce houses and other activities, while adults were entertained by the competing departments, including four relay events. Stanton Township Fire took first, with South Range and Houghton nipping at their heels. The competition was …

Navy veteran Lawrence L. Heideman, buried in Lake View Cemetery of Calumet Township, finally has a grave marker that reflects his true heroism. Heideman won the Silver Star for his actions on D-Day. His unit was responsible for clearing the beaches around Normandy of obstacles to help aid the Allied …

Saturday saw a successful launch to the Tails and Tales summer reading program at the Portage Lake District Library. From 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, children filled the park just west of the main branch to make their own set of antlers, or elephant and rabbit ears. Face painting, stenciling …

An election report from the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee chaired by Ed McBroom states that there is no evidence for enough election fraud to have occurred that would change the result of the 2020 contest in the state. Getting past the summary, though, there are several red flags and former …

The United States Food and Drug Administration is slapping a new warning label on the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children and young adults. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working group last week said that the shots are likely linked to a surge in myocarditis cases, particularly …