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One of the largest costs to any company is their energy use. The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a $70 million project to look for ways to reduce energy use and emissions. Michigan Tech is one of 85 entities to join the DOE’s REMADE Institute–Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions. …

The Hancock City Council got their first look at their new fire truck Wednesday night. The cost of the pumper was about $360,000 and features a compressed air foam system in conjunction with water, providing better fire suppression. The hoses are also much lighter because of the system, making it …

The books look good. Debbie Bradford of Rukkila, Negro & Associates presented the 2016 Audit Report to the Hancock City Council at their monthly meeting on Wednesday. The report was a clean, or unmodified, opinion. City Manager Glenn Anderson noted that this was the first time in several years that …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey tonight… – Calumet entertains Escanaba. Because of exams, that game will start earlier than usual – the JV contest at 4:30, and the varsity at 6:30. – Hancock hosts Negaunee at Hancock. Our pregame coverage …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (January 16, 2017) – Last month, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP), and Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) came together at the Continental Fire Company to host the Keweenaw Business Ball, a collaborative holiday celebration. This seasonal gathering offered more than good cheer, great food …

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States takes place Friday and many Copper Country students will be there to see it. Middle and high school students from Hancock, Chassell, Dollar Bay-Tamarack and Ontonagon schools left Tuesday night on buses for Washington D.C. They are …

If you don’t return your library materials on time, you get charged a small fine. Don’t return them for a long time or have a lot of overdue items–and that fine can add up. The Portage Lake District Library in Houghton is once again given patrons a chance to pay …

Governor Rick Snyder touted the state’s economy during his 7th State of the State address Tuesday night. He says since 2010, 500,000 jobs have been created and unemployment is at the lowest rate in 15 years. SNYDER SOS-A2(MNN) Snyder says, when it comes to crime, Detroit, Flint and Saginaw have seen a …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school girls basketball last night… – Houghton outscored Calumet 13-2 in the third quarter, and remained unbeaten with a 56-40 victory over the Copper Kings. The Gremlins took advantage of a balanced offensive effort – Cara Monette and …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a March 1 deadline to apply for a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state lands in the …