The book, Wolf’s Mouth, begins in 1944 when an Italian officer is captured by Allied forces and shipped to a POW camp in the Upper Peninsula. This tale of fiction traces his experiences at the camp through his escape and relocation in Detroit – across time and over continents. Smolens …
Read More »Michigan Tech Encourages Students To Register To Vote
Michigan Tech is attempting to increase the number of registered student voters on campus, in preparation for upcoming local elections. A voter registration drive was held Tuesday as the school partnered with other universities across the country for National Voter Registration day. Over 75 students along with clerks from …
Read More »FinnU Womens Soccer Ends Losing Streak – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Houghton shut out Kingsford 3-0. – Hancock swept L’Anse 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-15). – Lake Linden-Hubbell got past Chassell 3-1 (17-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-21). Mariah Willmer had 11 kills for the Lakes. Joslynn …
Read More »MTU Fall Career Fair To Be 3rd Largest
Hundreds of companies are set to compete for the latest Michigan Tech graduates at tomorrow’s Fall Career Fair. With 340 companies registered already, Career Services Director Steve Patchin is calling it “the third largest career fair in Michigan Tech history.” Not all of the companies will be looking for engineers. …
Read More »Mobile Food Pantry Coming To Baraga Wednesday
Tomorrow the much-anticipated Mobile Food Pantry will take place in the parking lot of Baraga High School. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Mobile Pantry will contain a variety of foods, including fresh produce. Clients will not have to show identification or proof of income to receive food; …
Read More »Voter Registration Drive At Michigan Tech
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 …
Read More »Go Fund Me Account Set Up For Hancock Student
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 …
Read More »MTU Picked Third in WCHA – Tuesday Sports Wrap
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 …
Read More »Drowning Accident Under Investigation
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 …
Read More »Concert Will Raise Funds For Italian Hall Victims Memorial
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 …
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