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Hancock Softball Downs LL-H – Thursday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball yesterday…• Hancock defeated Lake Linden 9-3. Sadie Biekkola earned the win, striking out four as she went the distance, and hitting a home run. Sofie Freeman had two hits and Sydnie Scholie drove in four …

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CyberHusky Students Excel in Team and Individual Competitions at the National Cyber League

Houghton High School and middle school students excel at the 2024 National Cyber League competition. CyberHusky, made up of Houghton High School and Middle School Students is led by Michigan Tech Professor Yu Cai. He says that he’s proud and pleasantly surprised by how well the students did in both team …

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Hancock Seeks Part Time Transit Drivers

Hancock will hire part-time drivers to fill staffing needs at the city transportation department. The city of Hancock seeks to hire transit drivers for part-time positions. Drivers will work up to 28 hours per week. Hancock transit drivers make 16 dollars per hour. Public transportation drivers in Michigan are required to …

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U.S. News Ranks Houghton Central High School as a Top 1,200 School in the Nation

U.S. News ranks Houghton Central High School as a top 50 school in Michigan. In U.S. News’s recent high school rankings publication for 2024, Houghton Central High School scored 93.37 out of 100. Earning the school a ranking among the top 50 in the state and one of few north of …

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Michigan Technological University Selects Andrew Barnard to take on the Vice President for Research Role

Michigan Technological University names a new vice president for research. Andrew Barnard has been selected to join the university leadership team in charge of research at the university. Barnard currently serves Penn State University as a professor and director of the Graduate Program in Acoustics. Provost and Senior Vice Resident of Academics Affairs Andrew Stoer …

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Northern Michigan University Invites Milton Chen to Speak at the 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony

George Lucas Educational Foundation leader, Milton Chen has been invited to Marquette to deliver an address to Northern Michigan University’s graduates. Northern Michigan University has invited Milton Chen, Senior Fellow and Executive Director for the GLEF to speak at the 2024 Spring commencement ceremony. Chen will receive an Honorary Doctorate …

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Feeding America’s Mobile Food Pantry Arrives in Ontonagon at Noon

Feeding America’s May delivery will arrive in Ontonagon at Noon today. The Copper Shores and Feeding America Ontonagon mobile food pantry partnership expanded in 2024 to begin providing critical food supplies more often than in years past. The program this year started in March and will continue each month on the first Wednesday through …

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Portage Pointe Long Term Care Hosts Recruiting and Hiring Event Tonight

PortagePointe Long-term Care will host a recruiting and onsite hiring event tomorrow evening. The local senior care facility connected with UPHS Portage Hospital plans to hire 17 Certified Nursing Assistants for its group of staff. The positions typically assist elders with various life needs, such as getting dressed and at …

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Scholarships for Upper Peninsula Youth Available for the Michigan Tech Summer Youth Program

High school students might have a few more weeks of school. But some are sure to be thinking about summer already. Finding activities for older kids can be difficult outside of starting a new summer job or hanging out with the grandparents. Each year Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs invites …

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Registration Opens, Scholarships Available for the Summer Becoming an Outdoor Woman Program

Registration has opened for one of the Michigan DNR’s most popular programs. The Becoming an Outdoor Woman program with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages women and girls to get outdoors and learn outdoor skills. BOW Coordinator Michelle Douglas says the program allows participants to learn at their own …

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