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While several Upper Peninsula middle school robotics teams have returned home safely from a trip to Battle Creek after competing in the state robotics championship, high school teams are just getting started.   Among the four U.P. teams was the robotics group from Houghton Middle School, who have built some …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In girls high school basketball last night… – L’Anse scored five points in the final 20 seconds, but Calumet held on for a narrow 55-54 victory. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City v Baraga – not reported. – Ewen-Trout Creek defeated Wakefield-Marenisco …

College Magazine has ranked Michigan Technological University the safest college campus in the nation, in a ranking released this week of the 10 safest college campuses. “These 10 campuses have gone above and beyond to make safety a priority, the magazine’s website says. “Their campus safety initiatives, sexual assault programming …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District’s Multi Tiered Systems of Support Team works closely with local districts to implement positive behavior interventions and supports and evidence-based reading systems. Districts that have been partnering with the ISD and Michigan’s Behavior and Learning Support Initiative have been successfully getting these systems in …

A Houghton County jury has delivered a verdict in the largest Upper Peninsula malpractice suit to date. A local woman was recently awarded $9 million as a result of being prescribed the wrong medication.   The Circuit Court case was heard by the Honorable Charles Goodman and proved that Houghton …

A team of 20 Michigan wildlands firefighters will spend two weeks in California helping in the effort to quench fires that have burned more than 270,000 acres since the beginning of December. It includes 13 firefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and seven firefighters from Michigan’s Bureau of …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In girls high school basketball tonight… – Calumet welcomes L’Anse. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Baraga. – Ewen-Trout Creek tips off at Wakefield-Marenisco. NHL The Detroit Red Wings couldn’t hold an early lead, and fell 4-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers …

The following press release was issued by MCKEEN & ASSOCIATES.  The response from Aspirus follows the press release: DETROIT – December 18, 2017 – McKeen & Associates announced today it won a verdict in excess of $9 million on behalf of its client, Julie Harris, a resident of Houghton County, Michigan. …

ONTONAGON, Mich.  — It’s a tradition in Ontonagon to kick off the holiday season with a special Christmas Concert that’s jam-packed with local musical talent. And that’s exactly what the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation delivered to the community for a 10th season. Around 200 gathered at the Ontonagon Theater of …

While temperatures have been a little warmer for a couple of days, colder weather is here again and the Houghton County Road Commission is reminding drivers to use caution while on the roadways.   Keweenaw motorists are all familiar with the slipping and sliding that takes place this time of …