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HOUGHTON, Michigan  – Michigan Tech’s “Tech Theatre Company” will hold public auditions for two plays next week, on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday Sept. 1, in the McArdle Theatre, Walker 207, on the 2nd Floor of Michigan Tech’s Walker Center for Humanities and Art, at 7:00 PM each night. There …

State Representative Scott Dianda will host a presentation with the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division at the Michigan Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Complex in Houghton. The event will take place tomorrow starting at 10am. The Motor Carrier Division is the branch of the MSP that enforces rules and regulations …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Sexual Assault Service Coordinator for Dial Help for a presentation this evening at 6pm. Peggy Sullivan will discuss “Sexual Assault: What You Should Know.” She will explain what sexual assault is and how to report it. Sullivan will also discuss services that …

EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 26, 2016 – The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah has announced funding to help eight tribal colleges upgrade their infrastructure, purchase equipment and make other improvements to their educational facilities. Funding is provided through USDA’s Tribal College Initiative Grant program. Mensah made the announcement while visiting Northwest Indian College in Whatcom County. “Education is one of the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball today, Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Wakefield-Marenisco. MLB The Detroit Tigers collected just four hits in a 5-0 shutout loss to the Los Angeles Angels yesterday afternoon. Anibal Sanchez turned in four shutout innings of his own to …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball Saturday, results from the Ontonagon Tip-Off Triangular, which included Baraga and Ewen-Trout Creek, were not reported. MLB The Detroit Tigers gave up three runs in the third inning, and lost to the Los Angeles Angels …

Two members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s Beartown Firefighting squad were killed Saturday in a traffic crash in Minnesota. Minnesota State Patrol investigators say the transport vehicle carrying nine passengers struck the median cable barriers “for an unknown reason” and rolled over on I-35W in Blaine, a northern Minneapolis suburb. Dead …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football Friday night… – Bryce Turner was held one-half yard short of the end zone with 34 seconds left, foiling a two-point conversion and a fourth quarter comeback as Lake Linden defeated Hancock 28-26. The Bulldogs turned …

Fire crews responded to a house fire Friday afternoon in Centennial Heights. The call came in around noon. By about 2pm, the fire was out.  There were no injuries reported. Calumet Village, Calumet Township and Laurium Fire Departments responded to the scene.

Melanie Walls was named the Ruth E. Best Homemaker of the Year this afternoon at the Houghton County Fair. It’s Walls’ first award, which is presented to the open class competition winner who compiles the most points in the homemaking categories. Wells won the Silver Plate as the top entrant …