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By Mark Wilcox, News Writer–Michigan Technological University Nearly 1,000 degrees will be conferred Saturday during Spring Commencement at Michigan Tech. Ceremonies begin at 10:30 a.m. in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in the Student Development Complex. This year’s Spring Commencement speaker is Michigan Tech alumna Paula Wittbrodt, vice president of international …

Michigan Army National Guard members from the 107th Engineer Battalion in Ishpeming and Sally Berman, current president of the Friends of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, were Upper Peninsula recipients honored in East Lansing recently with Michigan Recreation and Park Association (mParks) Community Service Awards for their volunteer efforts. …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB Francisco Rodríguez gave up the winning run in the ninth inning, as the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners 2-1 yesterday. The RBI single by Ben Gamel spoiled an excellent start by Justin Verlander, who gave up a run on …

They say those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Holocaust Survivor and author Irene Miller spoke to a packed house at Temple Jacob in Hancock Wednesday about the need for tolerance and the acceptance of diversity. Miller said, “My life is an example of what happened and …

The city of Houghton is helping to clear a roadblock for a buyer to purchase part of the property where the old high school used to stand. The city council agreed to remove a deed restriction on five southern lots on Houghton Avenue that the county is looking to sell. …

The Houghton City Council is considering removing or reorienting stop signs on Houghton Avenue to make it easier for bicyclists. The route has been designated for bikes but the series of east-west stop signs reduces the flow of pedaling traffic. The proposal by the Bike and Pedestrian Committee includes turning at least …

LANSING —State Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette), the Democratic vice chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, thanked committee members today for unanimously supporting his bill addressing Chronic Wasting Disease and sending the bill to the full House for consideration. Kivela was joined at last week’s committee meeting by guests from …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB The night after they scored 19 runs,  the Detroit Tigers were shut out by the Seattle Mariners 8-0 last evening. Detroit managed just four hits in the game. Meanwhile, Tigers’ manager Brad Ausmus pulled struggling starter Daniel Norris in the fifth inning, after …

The City of Hancock is collaborating with Superior AmeriCorps to restore a valued community beach in Hancock and are seeking volunteers for the project. The project will take place on Saturday May 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteer registration will begin at 8:30 that morning. Volunteers are welcome …

Think globally; celebrate locally.  That’s the theme of the 2017 Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival, scheduled for September 16., 2017 in Hancock and Houghton, Michigan. With more than 60 nations represented among its students and faculty, Michigan Technological University has no trouble thinking globally.  And with a colorful parade …