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HOUGHTON – Ladies, mark your calendars! Aspiring Women is bringing in the experts for two new Girls’ Night Out events this fall. The events are free, however registration is required. “Love Your Joints” will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Continental Fire Co. in Houghton. …

Houghton, Michigan—The Tony Hawk Foundation has selected the Houghton Skatepark Project to be one of its Summer 2016 Tony Hawk Foundation (THF) Skatepark Grant recipients. The project will receive $10,000 from THF to help create a safe skatepark in Houghton. Other grant recipients included Livingston, MT, Providence, RI, Gallup, NM, …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB The Detroit Tigers broke open a close game with three runs in the sixth inning, and three more in the seventh, and went on to an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night. Cameron Maybin snapped a 3-3 tie in …

For more information, visit the City of Hancock website: This is the final week that the city of Hancock will be doing their own curbside recycling pickup. Waste Management will begin handling the city’s garbage and recycling starting Monday, September 12th. Residents are reminded that all items need to be out …

Preparations for the Houghton County Fair continue as the opening day approaches. Bonnie DeCaire-Jones from the Fair Board says they’ve got everyone registered and they’re ready to begin. As always, the fair will feature a number of new attractions–including the Live Shark Encounter show and a bunch of new rides …

Three days of great music and fun are headed for the Porcupine Mountains. The 12th Annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival is set for Aug. 26-28 at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park’s winter recreation area (ski hill). The festival is presented by the Friends of The Porkies, a 501(c)3 nonprofit …

[Hancock, MI] Portage Health Foundation Accepting Mental and Behavioral Health Grant Applications through Friday, August 26, 2016. The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) has undertaken a series of community health forums focused on the topic of mental and behavioral health (including substance abuse). The goals of these forums have been to …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and open a series in Minnesota tonight. Anibal Sanchez will start against Kyle Gibson. Hear the first pitch at 8:10 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. Cleveland won last night, and extended its lead …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the Emily Lake State Forest Campground in Houghton County will remain closed for the next few weeks as clean-up from a devastating complex of July thunderstorms continues. “The campground will remain closed until site work is done, and some sites will remain closed …

PORT HURON, MI, August 2016, – SEMCO customers have made several reports to the Company of unknown door-to-door solicitors, or individuals claiming to be SEMCO employees and asking for copies of the customer’s bill. SEMCO does not solicit customers door to door and SEMCO does not ask for customer’s account …