A collaborative effort between students at Houghton Middle School and Michigan Tech is providing hands-on STEM experience to a group of 8th graders. Students in Sarah Geborkoff’s science class have been working on fuel cell projects over the last four weeks under the direction of students from Michigan Tech’s Enterprise …

A team of Michigan Tech professors and students are working with Upper Peninsula lawmakers and energy experts on the problem of storing large quantities of energy–and the solution may literally be right below our feet. The MTU Social Sciences Department gave a special presentation Friday called “Liabilities into Assets: Enhancing …

Local residents are being warned about a new scam where the caller claims to be a grandchild or relative and says that they are in jail. The caller then sometimes hands the phone off to a second person claiming to be their attorney. One of them will ask for bond …

Fulton Joyce Pavolich, 83, a resident of Fulton passed away at her home on Thursday, April 25, 2019.  She was born in Fulton, on October 28, 1935, the daughter of the late William and Ellen (Keranen) Luokkanen.  Joyce attended the Mohawk school and Calumet High School, graduating with the class …

Every now and then, a show comes to town that can be truly described as a “can’t miss.” Grammy and American Country Music Award-winning artist Shelby Lynne will perform at the Calumet Theatre Saturday evening in one of those rare shows. Theatre Director Marlin Lee says Lynne’s deeply personal music …

CALUMET — Aspirus Outpatient Therapies now provides Aquatic Therapy as one of many treatment options available to patients. Aspirus is partnering with the AmericInn in Calumet to provide aquatic therapy for patients who may not tolerate land-based therapy, or need support of the water’s buoyancy to move effectively. Aquatic therapy is …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is looking to get into the medical marijuana business. The Tribal Council approved a resolution last week to put a referendum on an upcoming ballot to invest up to $4 million to acquire a medical marijuana grow and dispensary business. The referendum says the money …

The Village of Calumet recently joined a small number of Upper Peninsula communities that allow the operation of medical marijuana businesses. These facilities will consist of three provisioning centers, two safety compliance facilities, two secure transporters, three processors and three growers. City officials expect there to be some controversy because …

Rodney (Rod) James Bolton, age 89 of L’Anse, MI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Bayside Village in L’Anse with his loving family at his side. Rod was born February 23, 1930 in Baraga, MI son of Marion (Lasinski) Bolton. He attended school in L’Anse.  Rod married …

Paul G. Grabig, 82, resident of Calumet passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side early on Thursday, April 25, 2019. He was born on September 9, 1936, the first-born son of George and Helen (O’Brien) Grabig of Houghton. After graduating from Houghton High School in 1954, …