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“I Feel Pretty”, ”Officer Krupke” and “America”–just a few of the iconic tunes that are part of the Tech Theatre’s production of West Side Story. With roughly 30 cast members and three times that many working behind the scenes, Director Trish Helsel says the show is an ambitious undertaking. Helsel-041317-1 …

Spring is here and so is the time for Spring Clean-Up. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara told the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday that the public works department has been busy cleaning up after the winter season. Waara said a cleanup at Kestner Park is also being done …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB Andrew Romine’s grand slam powered the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins yesterday. The big blow in the fourth inning brought the Tigers from behind, after Michael Fulmer gave up three runs over the first three innings. …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – Everyone is invited to a special open house at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13. Aspirus is celebrating their new, state-of-the-art emergency department and completely remodeled hospital inpatient unit for Ontonagon. The public is invited to come see the new facility, …

HANCOCK, Mich. — Superior National Bank & Trust has signed on to be the presenting sponsor of Bridgefest 2017. The 30th annual edition of the festival celebrating the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will take place June 15-18. Highlights of Bridgefest include a parade, live music and food at the Ray …

The national champions Team Copper Country are back home from their successful run. The team won the U-18 Tier Two national championship game Monday afternoon, 5-2 over the Clarence, New York Mustangs. Coach Mikka Stipich says scouts took notice of how well the boys from the Copper Country were playing. …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners was told that evaluation in the county will increase just slightly in 2017. At their April meeting Tuesday, Equalization director John Partanen said the increase in state equalized value will rise about one-tenth of one percent. Partanen said some townships in the county may …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB Matt Boyd tossed six innings of one-hit ball, as the Tigers edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 yesterday. Boyd struck out six. Shane Greene, Kyle Ryan and Justin Wilson combined for two more shutout innings. Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the …

The fundraising goal for building a skatepark in Houghton is within reach. Houghton, MI Skatepark will receive a matching grant of $50,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, if they can raise $50,000 themselves by June 9th. Group Co-founder Alex Aho says the campaign is run through Patronicity, which is a …

A new book out by author Steve Lehto looks at the effort of one man who nearly made the most out of the American Dream. “Preston Tucker and His Battle To Build The Car Of Tomorrow” tells the story of Tucker’s ambition and near success of starting his own car …