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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2017 Portage Health Foundation releases additional funding and makes a call for proposal [Hancock, MI] As part of the Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) “Stop the Roar of Hunger” food initiative, PHF is releasing additional funding in support of food initiatives in the four-county community (Baraga, …

Plans are underway for an addition at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. The addition includes an industrial vocational education center that will serve local high school and college students. The center will house the building trades, welding booths, automotive technology and industrial manufacturing programs. The total cost of the …

A Grand Rapids man accused of murdering his sister in Laurium last year will begin trial next month. A pretrial hearing was held Monday for 33-year-old Christian Paul Kitti in Houghton County Circuit Court. Kitti is charged in the shooting death of his sister, 44-year-old Kimberly Renee Bess of Calumet …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey tonight… – Houghton entertains Marquette. – L’Anse plays at Jeffers. The pregame show will start around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. MTU The MTU women’s basketball team pulled out a 79-70 overtime victory over Minnesota-Duluth …

A Houghton Middle School science team is celebrating its 3rd win of the Lexus Eco Challenge land and water category. The annual science competition has awarded the 10 member 8th grade team a $10,000 prize.   Students are given a couple of guideline categories and they then identify a problem …

Finlandia University announced today the implementation of “In-State Transfer Tuition Pricing,” available to Michigan and non-Michigan residents. This first-of-its-kind tuition reset helps establish FinnU as a transfer-friendly leader in the Midwest and beyond. Beginning with the January 2018 semester, Finlandia will reset tuition to $12,594 per year or $6,297 per …

LAURIUM, MI –On National Rural Health Day, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital was recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Quality and Patient Perspective. This recognition reflects top quartile performance among all rural hospitals …

Startup companies founded by Michigan Technological University professors brought home more than half a million dollars from the 2017 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Orbion Space Technology, a firm founded by Professor L. Brad King, took top prize in the competition in Detroit on Nov. 16.   Orbion won $500,000 in cash …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. MTU The Michigan Tech volleyball team lost a close 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 27-25) decision to Ferris State in the championship match of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament yesterday. Mariah Sherman led the Huskies with 14 kills. Elle Heinonen had 20 digs. …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School Forest Park won the state Division Two eight-player football title yesterday, by defeating Portland St. Patrick 54-12. Escanaba’s run in the Division Four 11-player tournament ended with a 24-0 loss to Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the semifinals. Finlandia The …