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Dr. Hashima Hasan from NASA is coming to talk at Michigan Tech. She is currently serving as program scientist for several crucial missions, including the Nuclear Spectroscopic Array (NuSTAR), Keck Observatory, and Astrophysics Data Curation and Archival Research (ADCAR) program. She also is serving as the Deputy program scientist for …

With the strong possibility of upcoming floods along the ATV trails, keep a lookout for upcoming trail cleanup dates hosted by the Keweenaw ATV club.  “Basically is, we need help. We’re all getting older and we’re all in our sixties and seventies… so we need the younger people to start …

Request for Proposal (RFP) grants are given out by the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to help support projects implemented by organizations to help improve the overall health and wellbeing of our communities.  PHF completes their goals mainly by providing funding for projects, programs, and services offered by organizations in the …

The Village of L’Anse has identified two potential street paving projects for the upcoming summer. At last night’s meeting, council members authorized the village staff to prepare preliminary engineering work so bids can be solicited for resurfacing Fourth Street from the school down the hill toward the wastewater treatment plant, …

The Houghton County Commission meeting tonight will discuss a multitude of things. The city will receive their audit back from Anderson and Tackman. There will also be discussion in regards to the Michigan Department of Resources (MiDNR) and Michigan Department of Environmental Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) capping the Lake …

High School The high school track and field season begins today, as many local teams take part at the MTU Indoor Invitational. The Houghton High School baseball team is scheduled to play one game at Florence this afternoon. NHL The Red Wings lost to the Stars 6-1 in their final …

Two local restaurants received $25,000 from the Match on Main grant program.  The Den in downtown Houghton, and Nisu Bakery & Cafe received the grants, both to build outdoor eating areas.  The Match on Main program recipients are those who are part of proclaimed Redevelopment Ready Communities.  Hancock was declared …

The Keweenaw is also in one of it’s pauses in tourism, and Brad Barnett from Visit Keweenaw commented on this.  “In the greater region, when you include Houghton, Hancock, Copper Harbor, you go down to the Porkies, Tourism plays a really important role. There’s no question about it. The state …

After discussing possibilities for over 4 years, Portage Health Foundation (PHF) finalized the legal acquisition of Dial Help. Executive Director of Dial Help, Rebecca Crane, hopes to help the PHF take more action and offer more services.  “I think about 4 or 5 years ago, Kevin [Store] and I started …

District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on Friday, suspending the FDA’s 23 year old approval of the common abortion pill, Mifepristone. He has paused his ruling for 7 days so the federal government can appeal. US State Senator for Michigan, Gary Peters, released …