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The Swedetown Recreation Area will be expanding. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board is sending $66,000 to purchase two parcels. One is 20 acres. It’s wooded, and will be used for trail expansion. The other is 10 acres, and will be used for parking, and as a spectator area …

Michigan Tech’s mid-year graduates received their diplomas Saturday. Student speaker Victoria Quinde Serrano lauded the quality of her classmates… Quinde Serrano outlined how tennis brought her to Michigan Tech from her native Ecuador. She was a three-time captain of the women’s team. Alumna Jennifer (Fuller) Julien told the graduates that …

The Upper Peninsula celebrated its nominal 183rd birthday Saturday. On December 14th, 1836, Michigan territorial leaders meeting at Ann Arbor agreed to accept the compromise in which Michigan gained the Upper Peninsula, and gave up claims to the Toledo Strip. The meeting on a frigid day in a poorly heated …

Northern Michigan University will establish a new center dedicated to rural health services. The Board of Trustees approved the move Friday. The Northern Michigan Center for Rural Health will be affiliated with the Michigan Center for Rural Health. It will be based on campus, with some programs delivered using distance …

High School In high school boys basketball tonight… – Calumet hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. – Hancock travels to Westwood. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Bessemer. – Jeffers journeys to Wakefield-Marenisco. – Chassell welcomes Ontonagon. – Baraga entertains Watersmeet. – L’Anse tips off at Republic-Michigamme. In girls action tonight… – Houghton plays …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… – Houghton blanked Rochester United 2-0. Milo Schaefer’s power play goal in the second period was the game-winner. Tucker Tapani’s empty-netter sealed the win. Matthew Ryynanen made 19 saves. – Calumet shut out Utica Eisenhower 6-0. Dean Loukus had two goals and two …

All of the incumbents running in Saturday’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community election have been returned to their jobs. Unofficial results released by the Tribal government show that Gary Loonsfoot, Jr., easily won reelection in the L’Anse District with 307 votes. Former council member Eddy Edwards won the other available L’Anse …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Jeffers lost to Chelsea 9-3 at the Gaylord DIII Challenge. Matthew Halonen scored twice for the Jets, and Kyler Hillstrom scored once. – Hancock used a fast start to defeat Rochester United 7-4. The Bulldogs led 6-1 at the end of the …

The City of Houghton will welcome the holiday season tomorrow. The Carnegie Museum will hold its annual open house between 2:00 and 4:00. Houghton Mayor Pro Tem Robert Megowen says you can decorate a miniature gingerbread house, pose with Santa… At 4:00, walk down Huron Street to enjoy the Victorian-Inspired …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will hold its annual general election tomorrow. Voters will be asked to choose two Tribal Council members from each district. In alphabetical order, candidates in the L’Anse District are Donald Chosa Jr., Michael P. Lahti, Carole LaPointe, incumbent Rodney Loonsfoot, and Don Messer Jr. Baraga …