Everyone in Michigan is invited to fish for free Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17 and 18, for the 2018 Winter Free Fishing Weekend. A license is not required to fish those two days, but all other fishing regulations still apply. Ice Fishing Tips These two days make up #MiFreeFishingWeekend – …

HOUGHTON, MI, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 – The Department of Visual and Performing Arts and the Rozsa Center are excited to announce the spring gallery exhibition, Always Room for Rain, featuring work by artists Ross Chaney (Santa Fe, NM) and Raquel Alvizures (Guatemala). The exhibit will run from February 16 …

As college students enter adulthood, they face many uncertainties related to their finances. Michigan Tech’s economics club shed some light on some of those concerns Thursday night by hosting a lecture featuring Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Latika Gupta as the key speaker. Rising tuition costs, inflation, automation and greed …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation’s mission is to support the charitable health needs of the community through enhanced philanthropy and community collaboration. The Portage Health Foundation’s five pillars of emphasis guides meaningful investment in projects, programs, and services that meet the needs of the community and align with our …

The House Regulatory Reform Committee has approved a liquor license bill from State Representative Scott Dianda. The bill seeks to prorate the cost of a new liquor license so that businesses are not paying the license fee twice in one year. Dianda said this is common-sense legislation to help new …

From the CLK School Board: The best career and technical students from across the Upper Peninsula competed at the regional Skills USA competition at Bay College in Escanaba on February 9, 2018. A Calumet High School welding student excelled in the Welding Division. Warren Torola placed 2nd in the Overall …

On Friday, February 9, 2018, Bay Community College held a Skills USA Competition for Auto Tech students across the U.P. Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Skills USA helps each student excel. They provide educational programs, events …

Copperwood Resources is a recipient of a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Copperwood is a mining and exploration subsidiary of Highland Copper that is proposing to mine copper ore and produce copper concentrate in Gogebic County’s Ironwood and Wakefield townships. This development, known as the Copperwood Project, is …

Yolanda A. “Lonnie” Nagele, 48, of L’Anse, died peacefully Wednesday morning, February 14, 2018, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born January 12, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan to Daniel Pobur and Marilyn Puroll and later adopted by Chris and Therese (Fitzgerald) LaMarra.  She graduated from …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Dr. Latika Gupta, assistant professor of economics at Michigan Tech to talk about the Financial Crisis. Financial Crisis In the second segment, Rick is joined by Lavenye Kumar and Kevin Sunderland from Michigan Tech talk about the Graduate Research Colloquium.  …