The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech: HOUGHTON, MI, Wednesday, February 20, 2019–The Rozsa Center and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) present Ilyasah Shabazz at 7:30 PM, Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Rozsa Center. “When you educate a girl, you raise a nation,” says Ilyasah Shabazz. …

There’s a sweet way to help support the Copper Country Community Arts Center this Friday at the Finnish-American Heritage Center. It’s the annual Parade of Confections fundraiser featuring a live auction of a wide selection of decadent gourmet desserts. “Brad Baltensperger is our auctioneer and he keeps things going at …

The Houghton Middle School Drama Club will be presenting two plays this weekend at the Houghton High School Auditorium. Drama Instructor Dave Crowley says the 6th graders will get things going with their presentation of Attention Detention. “The eight girls, they basically have like one line here and there—sometimes one …

Over 2000 college students, who will be entering the workforce soon, spent the afternoon presenting their qualities and assets to potential employers in Houghton. Michigan Tech’s semi annual job fair puts students and employers in contact with each other, bringing hundreds of employers to campus from across the country. “This …

A lighthouse in Keweenaw County is one of three lighthouses in the state that will benefit from state preservation grants. Photo courtesy of the Keweenaw County Historical Society The Keweenaw County Historical Society has been awarded $33,333 for the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse from grants funded by the sale of Save …

A snowmobiler was injured Tuesday afternoon in Ontonagon County. The Sheriff’s office says they received the report around 3:00 and found that a 30-year-old man from Longville, Minnesota had been traveling west on Trail #12 when he lost control of his snowmobile. The man put his foot down to avoid …

One person is dead following a structure fire in Mackinac County. The fire happened about 10-12 miles west of St. Ignace in Moran Township sometime overnight between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning and consumed the entire structure. Deputies from the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is moving forward with her plans to create the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The governor signed the new executive order Wednesday to restructure the Department of Environmental Quality. This follows the rejection of Whitmer’s previous executive order which was voted down by the …

Jackie R. Rauch, 90, a resident of Calumet passed away at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming.  He was born on July 25, 1928 in Raymbaultown a son of the late Joseph and Rose (Sustrich) Rauch.  Jackie graduated with the class of 1946 from Sacred Heart High School …

Lake Linden: John Elmer “Buffalo” Yrjana, 68, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center on February 19, 2019 with his daughters by his side. He was born March 24, 1950, a son of Elmer and Juliana (Strang) Yrjana.  He was agraduate of Lake Linden-Hubbell High School …