For the third year in a row, Houghton has been named a top 10 hockey city in America. The hometown of the Michigan Tech Huskies checked in at No. 6 this year. SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company headquartered in New York, released its third annual rankings this week. The …
Read More »Spark Plug Award Winners Announced
The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner was held Thursday night in Houghton. The award winners in each category are as follows: Growth: Vollwerth & Co. Customer Service: Mark Pittillo, Finlandia University Dining Services Innovation/Transformation: ProNav Marine Community Development: Leah Polzien Young Person of the Year: Devin Leonarduzzi Project of the …
Read More »Whitmer Visits Houghton During Campaign For Governor
Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer is touring the Upper Peninsula this week as part of the the launch of her campaign. Whitmer, a former State Representative and State Senate Minority Leader, has been a proponent of women’s issues, education and health care. With so many changes happening in Washington and Lansing, …
Read More »U.P. Energy Summit Held At NMU
For the original story and video from ABC-10’s Melanie Palmer, click here. The U.P. Energy Summit was held Thursday on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Energy resources have been a topic of discussion in recent months, such as the potential natural gas plants being placed in Baraga and Marquette …
Read More »Zenner Collects 1,000th, but Gremlin Girls Fall – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In hockey last night… – Houghton fell to Marquette 2-1. Jacob Kruse’s third period power play goal was the Gremlins’ only score. – Hancock slipped past Kingsford 3-2. This weekend… – Calumet skates at Escanaba tonight. – Hancock visits …
Read More »Beartown Firefighter Facing Eight More Felonies
For the original story by ABC-10’s Jerry Taylor, click here. A Beartown Fire Department firefighter who is being held responsible for the deaths of two of his fellow firefighters is now facing additional charges. 28-year-old Michael Allen Johnson of Baraga was behind the wheel on August 27th, 2016, when the bus …
Read More »Sawaski’s Bond Amended To Allow More Travel
A former Houghton High School coach facing child porn charges appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Wednesday to ask that the conditions of his bond be amended. 72-year-old Don Sawaski is prohibited from leaving Houghton County except to travel to Marquette County to meet with his attorney. The motion before …
Read More »Houghton Man Sentenced To One Year In Jail For Motorcycle Chase
A Houghton man will spend the next several months in jail for fleeing and eluding police officers. 31-year-old Rudolph Voght was sentenced to 12 months in the Houghton County Jail with credit for 31 days time served. He was also placed on two years probation, during which time he is …
Read More »MTU Graduate Students Showcase Their Work At Research Colloquium
Graduate students at Michigan Tech aren’t just there to learn–they are finding ways to solve real-world problems. The two-day Graduate Research Colloquium showcases the research projects of rou ghly four dozen graduate students. The students get two chances to present their work to the judges, at a poster session followed …
Read More »Daavettila, Richards Lead Lions Past Samsons – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In hockey tonight… – Houghton entertains Marquette. Our pregame coverage will begin around 6:40 on KBear102.3 and KBear102.com. – Hancock skates at Kingsford. Hancock forward Lance Kangas received Honorable mention votes in this week’s LTI Michigan North Division Player …
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