High school students might have a few more weeks of school. But some are sure to be thinking about summer already. Finding activities for older kids can be difficult outside of starting a new summer job or hanging out with the grandparents. Each year Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs invites …

Registration has opened for one of the Michigan DNR’s most popular programs. The Becoming an Outdoor Woman program with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages women and girls to get outdoors and learn outdoor skills. BOW Coordinator Michelle Douglas says the program allows participants to learn at their own …

Hancock Police share an FBI scam alert for the Sault Ste Marie International Bridge.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning for a bridge toll scam for the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. Yesterday the FBI issued a warning to travelers making the community aware of an SMS texting scam for the International Bridge …

The city of Hancock has a full-time summer internship available. The city of Hancock seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual to assist the city’s staff with a broad range of duties. Including helping accounts payable/receivable, helping customers with cash receipts, records retention, and helping at summer events. The city …

Michigan Tech Announces the 2024 University Professor and Distinguished Professor titles. The university congratulates several faculty members who have made outstanding scholarly contributions to the university and discipline over a substantial period. The 2024 University Professors include Kathleen Halvorsen, Yun Hang Hu, and Gregory Odegard. Halvorsen teaches in the College …

Two Michigan U.S. Representatives introduce bipartisan legislation to improve Rural Emergency Hospital designations to keep emergency departments open. Yesterday Representative Jack Bergman and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Rural 340 B Access Act to improve REH designation. The Rural Emergency Hospital designation was introduced in 2020 by Congress to address …

Michigan Tech cuts the ribbon and welcomes students to the new H-STEM complex. Two years ago Michigan Tech broke ground on the new health sciences building to align with the university’s mission to expand its course offering to future students. One driver for the university to create a health sciences space for research and learning was …

Late last week Michigan Technological University welcomed two new features to the college’s campus. The smaller feature of the two will greet students and visitors as they walk onto campus from the West end. The new Alumni gateway stands tall above the new sidewalk path for easier and safer pedestrian travel. The gateway’s two pillars supporting the arch are made from Jacobsville sandstone, and Copper Harbor …

Michigan Tech sent more than 1,000 students off into the world over the weekend. Graduation for the Huskies came on Friday for graduate students and on Saturday for the undergrads. At the end of each semester and while leadership is on campus for various events and ceremonies, the university calls together its board …

 Hancock Police say the suspects of the break-in into Hirovonen Hall on Friday morning have turned themselves in. On Friday the Hancock Police Department was called to Hirovonen Hall for a suspected robbery at several businesses in the location. Surveillance footage near a stairwell showed two men enter the Hall after 2 am on …