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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 …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team fell to two-time defending state champion Bronson 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-13) in the state tournament semifinals yesterday. Leah Bjorn had 11 kills and 13 digs for the Copper Kings, as they closed their season …

CORRECTION–Due to a scheduling conflict, ABC-10 will air “Jammed Together” will air at 11am What are the Keweenaw Roller Girls really like? A mini documentary featuring the fast skating, hard bruising roller derby team is airing this Sunday on ABC-10. “Jammed Together” follows the team as they embark on their …

Tourism is one of the leading revenue sources for the Keweenaw peninsula and with so much for a tourist to do and see, it’s the task of the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau to ensure that tourists enjoy their visit enough to come back again and again. The Visitors bureau …

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is searching for board members for the 2018 calendar year. The Chamber is a voluntary organization of business professionals from Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, who have joined together for the purpose of promoting the economic well-being of the business community in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Interested …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is partnering with the Michigan Harvest Gathering for another year, collecting non-perishable food items at all eight Aspirus locations in Laurium, Calumet, Houghton and Lake Linden. Aspirus employees, patients, and the community are invited to join in the effort to help provide …

The search continues for a missing Hancock man. 38-year-old Duane Kangas dropped off his wife at Krist Food Mart in Houghton where she works on Tuesday, November 7th. Ten days later and he still has not been located. Hunters are being asked to keep an eye out for any signs …