The tennis court at Terrace Park in Hancock will be rebuilt thanks to a grant from the Portage Health Foundation. The city of Hancock is receiving $20,000 toward the project, with the city contributing about $5,000 for the new courts as part of an overall plan to improve the park. …

The former Hancock High School on Quincy Street is being considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Review Board. The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government’s official list of properties deemed worthy of preservation because of their importance in …

The city of Hancock has narrowed down their search for a new City Manager to five candidates. The public is invited to attend the interviews of those candidates beginning at 9am on Saturday May 12th in the council chambers. A meet and greet will be held the evening of Friday, …

No charges are being sought following an incident at the Houghton County Airport on Tuesday. Around 11:40 p.m., troopers from the Calumet Post were called to the airport on report of a suspicious person. Airport personnel reported a 25 year-old Houghton woman had entered the airport and tried to access …

Hancock Flora Chronowski, 88, a resident of Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock and former resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Tuesday evening April 17, 2018. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes are assisting the family with the local arrangements.

What do a vaccine transport container, a Mars gypsum rover, and the Split Snurfer—a bindingless snowboard that splits into skis—have in common? They’re all undergraduate student projects on display at the 18th annual Design Expo at Michigan Tech. You’re invited to come explore the breadth and depth of Michigan Tech’s …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (Tuesday, April 17, 2018) – A team including Michigan Tech student co-curators Mads Howard and John Hughes, Omega House Marketing Coordinator Carol Pfefferkorn and Anne Beffel (VPA) are creating an exhibition of mindfulness-based photographs. The Omega House Hospice of Houghton will host a series of images by students of Beffel’s Art and …

You won’t need your snow shoes to take part in this weekend’s Sisu Shuffle. The annual 5K run and walk takes place this Saturday at 11am, beginning at UP Health System—Portage in Hancock. This is a fun, family event that is not timed it’s free to participate. Health and Fitness …

A Michigan Tech team has returned home after a recent trip to the nation’s capitol. The team of chemical engineering students are working on a process that recycles batteries and have gained some recognition for their efforts. People, Prosperity, and the Planet (otherwise known as P3) is a grant program …

Washington – Citing national security implications, steel production, and economic impact, Congressman Jack Bergman urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to use new funding to complete design work and begin construction on a new Poe-sized Lock. “An unexpected outage at the Poe Lock would be disastrous to the U.S. and …