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State Representative Scott Dianda wants a crackdown on the misuse of slow moving vehicle signs. The Calumet Democrat introduced a bill creating penalties for people who use the large orange triangle signs with a red border for other than their intended purpose. The signs are primarily used on the back …

Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is once again on the chopping block in the latest budget proposal by the Trump Administration. Nearly all of the funding for the program to continue cleanup efforts of the Great Lakes and to combat invasive species would be eliminated. Democrat Senator Debbie …

Much of the fuel-impacted soil has been successfully removed from both sides of US-41 at the Sturgeon River Bridge, site of a 4-vehicle traffic accident involving a fuel tanker on February 3. Many truckloads of removed soil were transported to a landfill over the last week. As excavation continued on …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In girls basketball last night… – Houghton outscored Calumet 58-44. Kara Pietila led the Gremlins with 19 points. – Hancock fell to West Iron County 38-31. – Lake Linden-Hubbell outscored Republic-Michigamme 56-28. Laura Lyons led the Lakes with 27 points. …

A parenting workshop series called Guiding Good Choices is being offered in Baraga County. Parents will learn how to strengthen bonds with their children and reduce the risk that their children will use drugs and engage in other problem behaviors. The five-week program is being offered by Baraga County Communities …

A group of Michigan Tech students are testing ideas involving sustainability. The 4 roommates are renting a house that was donated to the university by a prominent Houghton County family in the 1990s and they are converting it to a fully functional eco-friendly home for the purpose of teaching others …

CALUMET, Mich. – Calumet students and Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital are partnering once again for the Jersey Fund in support of local cancer care. The Jersey Fund is a collaborative effort to help bring extra comfort to oncology patients during their care. Funds are raised through student-organized activities and jersey silent auctions …

It’s unofficially a world record! Students from Michigan Tech’s Undergraduate Student Government rallied the community and other students to come together Saturday to try and break the Guinness World Record for the most snowmen built in one hour. More than 1,500 people showed up to Sherman Field in Houghton and …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In girls basketball tonight… – Calumet tips off at Houghton. – Hancock travels to West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell entertains Republic-Michigamme. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City hosts Watersmeet. – Jeffers plays at Chassell. – Baraga welcomes Ewen-Trout Creek. – L’Anse …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s hockey team finished its season with a 6-0 loss to 2nd-ranked St. Norbert College last night. The Green Knights put the game away early, scoring four times against Matt Arnold in the first 15 minutes. Marcus Gloss …