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The city of Houghton tops a list of locations in the Midwest as the Best Place to Invest in a Winter Vacation Home. The rankings come from RewardExpert, a New York-based company that offers a free service that helps users take full advantage of credit card and travel rewards. They …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Hancock blanked Negaunee 9-0 in a game that ended early because of the mercy rule. – Jeffers skated past Cheboygan 4-2. In hockey tonight… – Houghton welcomes Birmingham Brother Rice. – Calumet hosts …

Hancock, Michigan – Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $13,000 has been awarded from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund to Copper Harbor Trails Society Inc. also known as Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) to improve trail conditions, reduce noise and emissions, and to provide …

As Finland marked 100 years of independence, communities across the Upper Peninsula joined in the celebration. Here in the Keweenaw, many residents gathered yesterday at the Finnish American Heritage Center where they enjoyed a viewing of the Presidential Palace Reception from Helsinki. “And Finland is raising up this vision for …

Osceola Township is seeking public feedback for its new Five-Year Recreation Plan. The Recreation Plan is available for Public Comment and can be viewed online at both the Township’s website www.osceolatownship.org and WUPPDR’s website www.wuppdr.org. Printed copies are available at the Township Office during normal business hours, Monday through Wednesday …

Lake Superior could be seriously affected if Line 5 were to rupture. The Superior Watershed Partnership acknowledges that most of the attention has been rightly focused on the Straits of Mackinac and the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, but they point out that many of the rivers and …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey tonight… – Hancock welcomes Negaunee. – Jeffers skates at Cheboygan In high school boys basketball tonight… – L’Anse plays at Houghton. – Hancock hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. – Calumet travels to Negaunee. – Lake Linden-Hubbell journeys to …

The installation of a public monument honoring those lost in the Italian Hall Tragedy has been postponed until spring. The delay is a result of a defect that was recently found after the stone arrived from overseas. “It’s a nice park now, but it’s going to be really good when …

Michigan Tech is among 13 public and private colleges and universities in the state selected to receive a share of more than $381,000 to implement innovative and strategic sexual assault prevention programs on campus. The announcement of the grants was made Monday by Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder. In addition, …

UP Health System – Portage worked with various law enforcement agencies Monday to conduct a Live Active Weapons Drill. Participating agencies included Michigan State Police, Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, Houghton City Police Department, Hancock City Police Department, Negaunee Dispatch, Quincy Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, and the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department. The …