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The Copper Country ISD will be hosting an Open House at the newly renovated CTE Center Tuesday from 4-8pm on Quincy Street in Hancock. The public is invited to come see the new classrooms, meet the teachers, students and see what the CCISD has to offer students in the Copper …

A staff member from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will present a seminar on the Michigan PFAS (P-Faws) Action Response Team. Michigan Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is sponsoring the guest lecture by the DEQ’s Ian Smith at noon on Wednesday in the M&M building U113. Perfluoroalkyl …

November 9, 2018 —From high-tech to low, The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has implemented projects across the Upper Peninsula this year designed to make highways safer – now and in the future. MDOT safety projects are part of a larger effort to help move the state “Toward Zero Deaths” (TZD). …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia women’s basketball team lost 65-42 to Concordia-Moorhead yesterday afternoon. Katie Lundeen led the Lions with 11 points, and Harlee Froberg added 10. The women’s team will host the University of Dubuque tonight at 6:00 at the Paavo Nurmi Center. …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In the high school football tournament… – In the Division Eight regionals, Ishpeming’s tournament run ended with a 12-6 loss to Breckenridge yesterday. – In the Division Four regionals, Escanaba lost 35-6 at Grand Rapids Catholic Central yesterday. – In …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In the high school football tournament… – In the Division Eight regionals, Ishpeming will host Breckenridge today in a battle of unbeatens. – In the Division Four regionals, Escanaba will play at Grand Rapids Catholic Central today. – In eight-player …

A 19-year-old Chassell man was killed in a crash between a car and a fully loaded logging truck this morning southeast of Houghton. Police identify the victim as Alexander James Fisher. State troopers say Fisher’s black 2007 Infiniti was traveling eastbound on Denton Road when it failed to stop at …

Every year, Portage Health Auxiliary decorates and lights a Christmas tree “In Honor of those still with us”, and “In memory of those who have gone before us”. Donations to Lights of Love go into a healthcare scholarship fund.  Every year, several students from Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties …

Marquette, MI, November 8, 2018 – UP Health System – Portage and UP Health System – Marquette have been awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes UP Health System’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the …

The Houghton Skate Park is nearing completion, but skaters will have to wait until the upcoming spring to use it.  Colder temperatures and a lengthy rain season have slowed the project slightly, moving the estimated completion date to the end of next week, with a Grand Opening planned for the …