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The Superior Watershed Partnership will receive a 50,000 dollar grant to further sustainable tourism practices and expand disaster response in Alger, Baraga, and Marquette counties. The Superior Watershed Partnership was recently awarded grant funds by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that will support the partnership’s Great Lakes …

Hancock and Houghton leaders met last night for the two cities’ joint council meeting. Both cities asked guest Dave Rowe to stop by and share what the MTEC SmartZone has been working on with entrepreneurs and existing partners. The business incubator plays a large role in both Hancock and Houghton’s …

Jazz and video games have been around for many years, existing much at the same time. The earliest jazz recordings from New Orleans have been played since the 1920’s. Then, in 1958 Physicist William Higinbotham created a very simple tennis game at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. However, he never filed …

A late winter snowstorm has left thousands in the central Upper Peninsula without power. Yesterday’s winter storm blew in strong winds and heavy wet snowfall in Marquette and Delta counties. UPPCO, the region’s largest electric utility provider, reports more than 5,000 units are without power. UPPCO’s outage map shows that …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Levi Frahm from the Jeffers High School basketball team has been named to the All-UP Dream Team. Voting by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association was released yesterday. Jets teammate Matthew Schutz was named to the Division One through …

Virginia Lambert from the Houghton Keweenaw Child Advocacy Center has been elected to a statewide board focused on child advocacy. Lambert serves the community locally as the Victim Support Program Director with the Houghton Keweenaw CAC. Last month the Board of Directors for Child Advocacy Centers of Michigan named her …

A Michigan Tech Associate Professor has been awarded the 2023 Alan Berman Research Publication Award by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Jason Harman, an associate professor with the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, and his co-authors were recently awarded the Alan Berman Research Publication Award for their work Visual …

Calumet’s Downtown Development Authority wants to foster large-scale projects for the village’s redevelopment. The Calumet DDA announced yesterday the start of a Large Scale Projects Grants Program: Fostering Community Development. The program seeks to support larger projects in the village that will have a minimum valuation of 100,000 dollars. Grant …

For a second year, Michigan Tech University will combine art with technology over four days. The Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’ Art in Silico computational exhibition explores the intersection where creativity and computing collide. During the exhibition, the institute has partnered with the Copper Country Community Arts Center to host …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. NHL The Red Wings host the Islanders Friday. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift. The Capitals lost to the Sabres last night. Detroit and Washington remain tied with 82 standings points each in the battle for the final …