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Summer vacation is something every teacher looks forward to this time of year, but before it begins, Keweenaw educators are taking one more lesson in public safety. The Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Active Shooter Training Team has been visiting area schools and conducting safety drills where teachers are polishing up …

There’s one item on the ballot today for voters in the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public School District. The school’s operating millage is up for renewal, asking voters to approve 18 mills on taxable property for five years. The ballot language references an increase of .1326 mills, but School Superintendent Craig Sundblad …

A special meeting will be held this Saturday to interview the candidates for Hancock City Manager. Current manager Glenn Anderson is retiring at the end of the year and has announced a run for Houghton County Commissioner. The candidates for the position are Barry Givens, Jill Murr, Robert Widigan and …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Calumet swept Lake Linden-Hubbell, 12-10 and 17-4. – Jeffers v Hancock – no report. – Houghton v Baraga – no report. – L’Anse v Gogebic – no report. In high school baseball today… – …

Baraga County CTC as part of the Upper Peninsula Coalition Network has received a grant to fund the training of one person in Baraga County to be certified as a QPR trainer. QPR stand for Question Persuade Refer and is a 3 step process that anyone can learn to help …

Nearly 1000 Students and one United States Senator were awarded their degrees over the weekend on the campus of Michigan Tech. The university held its Spring Commencement ceremony Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, where more than 200 graduates were awarded a master’s degree and 49 graduating students …

[Hancock, MI] On December 22, 2017, the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) announced the release of their Mental and Behavioral Health (MBH) RFP with $300,000 available. This amount was made possible through the collaboration with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation which contributed $50,000 in matching monies for this targeted call …

UPDATE: The identity of two bodies found following a vehicle fire have been released.  They are 19-year-old Joshua Michael Becia of Portage Township and 19-year-old Jay Henry Stevens of Painsdale. Authorities are trying to determine the identities of two bodies found after a vehicle fire on Sunday. Deputies from the …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University softball team won its second straight American Collegiate Athletic Association softball tournament yesterday, defeating Maine-Presque Isle in the championship match 5-2. The Lions took control with a four-run fifth inning. The big blow was a three-run triple by Emily …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University softball team advanced to the championship round at the American Collegiate Athletic Association softball tournament with a pair of victories yesterday. The Lions began with a 10-4 win over SUNY-Delhi in the morning. Denia Bent earned the complete-game …