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Gogebic Community College will hold its 2022 commencement ceremony tonight. The featured speaker will be Marquise Alexander Slay. Slay is Regional Sales Manager for Oliver Companies, a hotel and commercial property management company in Duluth. He graduated from GCC in 2013, and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in …

The Seaman family has made another gift to help support the mineral museum at Michigan Tech that already bears their name. In honor of John “Jack” Seaman’s 103rd birthday, an endowment has been created to support the position of museum curator. The position will be known as the John and Phyllis …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Jeffers swept Gogebic, 5-1 and 4-1. Levi Frahm struck out 12, and earned the win in the opener. Dean Jurmu got the win in the nightcap, and struck out six. • L’Anse fell to Negaunee, 18-8 and 12-7. On the baseball schedule …

The Month of May celebrates older Americans and their contributions to our country and communities. In 2019 Michigan started the state’s first Elder Abuse Task Force in order to protect some of the state’s most vulnerable population. Yesterday a virtual symposium was hosted by Michigan Department of Health and Human …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and five local groups will come together next week to talk about different services and challenges in the community. Dial Help, Copper Country Community Mental Health, Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds, Unite Mental Health and Wellness and the Mental Health Support Group – Keweenaw …

Finlandia University has a new leader. Tim Pinnow will become the 17th president of the university on July 1st, succeeding Philip Johnson, who has led the college for 15 years. Tim Pinnow Pinnow is currently Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Colorado Mesa University. During a dozen years at …

The City of Hancock has set the dates for its annual spring cleanup. City residents may drop a wide variety of unwanted items off at the Public Works Garage on Tomasi Drive on May 13th between 8:30 and 6:30, and May 14th between 8:00 and 3:00. You can see a …

Houghton County is fast-tracking the appointment of a replacement for late Second District Commissioner Albert Koskela. New county board Chair Tom Tikkanen says anyone who resides in the district can apply online… If you go to the county website, you’ll find a tab for employment opportunities. Click on that, and …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton took two from Calumet, 11-1 and 5-4. In the second game, the Gremlins scored three runs in the final inning to come from behind, aided by four Copper Kings errors. • Lake Linden-Hubbell swept Ontonagon 14-4 and 14-3. On the baseball …

Monday night news broken by politico detailing a decision has been made in the case of Dobbs v Jackson, which has sparked demonstrations across the country. Based on the leaked opinion it will overturn 1973’s case of Roe v Wade. The Burger court’s 1973 decision gave protections to the privacy …