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A storm system rapidly intensified Sunday causing winds to howl and some lake effect snow to kick up across the Upper Peninsula. Gusts reached over 50 miles per hour from Copper Harbor to the Straits of Mackinac, and that snarled commercial traffic on the ground and on Lake Superior. The …

An article appearing last week in Bridge Magazine highlighted at least 45 Michigan towns that had rejected allocated funds in the most recent federal stimulus bill. One of those is Houghton County’s Franklin Township. The piece by Jonathan Oosting notes that the municipalities are overwhelmingly conservative, as is most of …

The Village of Laurium is working on a Master Plan. Council President John Sullivan stops by to talk about it. Youthwork UP is known for its summer projects, but this year they will have a crew going throughout the winter in the Calumet area. Crew Leader Kevin Weir discusses.

College Volleyball The Michigan Tech volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 19-25, 14-16) decision to Ferris State in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship game yesterday. Anna Jonynas led Tech with 17 kills. Megan Utlak recorded 31 digs, and Laura De Marchi racked up 53 assists. …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Hancock edged Ashwaubenon 4-3. LeRoy Bastien opened the scoring for the Bulldogs. The Jaguars netted a pair to take the lead near the end of the first period, but the Bulldogs got goals from Rudy Bekkala, Chad Nordstrom and Bastien within a …

High School In high school hockey season last night… • Houghton opened its season with a 6-0 victory over Escanaba. Camden Markham had a hat trick plus two assists. Gaborik Carlson logged four straight assists, and Connor Raffaelli a goal and two assists. Troy Povich made 18 saves to earn …

If you get into a conversation late one night and have to lay odds on whether your favorite fairy tales really end happily ever after, what side of that wager do you plan to take? That’s the overarching theme of the new production by the combined Houghton and Hancock Drama …

A vehicle driven by a 19-year-old student from Port Huron was on First Street next to McNair Hall when he lost traction on ice coming down the hill Friday morning. After sliding out onto US-41 the automobile was hit by a Michigan Department of Transportation maintenance truck. The accident is …

YouthWork UP is known for its summer projects, but this year they will be busy throughout the winter time. Crew Leader Kevin Weir says that in June, July, and August the program has upwards of 80 participants, all paid up to $15 per hour. There are tuition benefits on top …

The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office is helping Santa out again. Now in its 23rd year, ‘No Kid Without a Christmas’ accepts monetary and some clothing and toy donations. Drop boxes will be set up at Lassila Insurance of Mohawk and the Glacia Tavern. Sheriff Curt Pennala lists some of the …