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No doubt elections are important and you can’t vote if you’re not registered. To encourage people to register, a voter registration drive is being held today on the campus of Michigan Tech, part of National Voter Registration Day. The event brings together over 2,500 partners nationwide with the goal of …

Students and staff at Hancock Schools continue to mourn the loss of a high school senior who passed away following a swimming accident on Saturday. 17-year-old Jimmy Bell was pulled unconscious from the Portage Canal at the docks on East Lakeshore Drive where bystanders began to give him CPR. Emergency …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Houghton travels to Kingsford. – Hancock plays at L’Anse. – Lake Linden-Hubbell entertains Chassell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City welcomes Ontonagon. – Baraga visits Ewen-Trout Creek. In cross country, Houghton runs at Munising. Finlandia The …

The Houghton Police Department says they are investigating they are describing as a “drowning accident” that happened on Saturday shortly after 3pm. Officers were called to the docks on East Lakeshore Drive for a 17-year-old unconscious male. Bystanders began CPR. Officers from the Houghton Police Department, Michigan State Police, Michigan …

The effort continues to erect a memorial engraved with the names of those who died in the Italian Hall tragedy in 1913. Families of striking workers gathered on Christmas Eve at the hall when a false shout of fire caused a stampede, leading to the deaths of 73 people. When …

The premier event of the 3rd annual Festival Ruska is a performance by the male choir Runebergskören BSB from Porvoo, Finland. The concert will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Calumet Theatre and will be the final event of Finlandia University’s Festival Ruska U.S. Tour Travel Manager …

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced that Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a $1,629,463 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which will be used to rehabilitate the runway and apron, as well as purchase snow removal equipment. “The Houghton County Memorial Airport …

Click on the blue links for more details. MTU The Michigan Tech soccer team took a 1-0 victory at Purdue Northwest yesterday morning. Sarah Boyd scored the only goal of the game. Kirsen Hudak earned her second shutout of the season in goal. MLB The Minnesota Twins completed a four-game …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football last night… – Hancock defeated Calumet 42-24. Alex Nordstrom rushed for more than 100 yards, and scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs. – Houghton fell to West Iron County 7-0. – Foster Miller rushed for 230 …

A trio of fine vocalists will be performing at the Calumet Theatre tomorrow. The Three Tenors hail from Scottsdale, Arizona and will feature multiple genres of music in a one-of-a-kind show. Ed Jenich from the Aspirus Keweenaw Health Foundation saw the show in Arizona and says people here will really …