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This weekend’s Lake Superior Performance Rally will cause some road closures around the region. Only one of those will affect downtown Houghton. That will be the ceremonial closing stage tomorrow afternoon… Houghton police Lieutenant Nick Roberts says officers will be in place to facilitate shopping at lower level businesses affected …

The first municipal Halloween activity of the season takes place this afternoon in downtown L’Anse. Boo! On The Bay will run from 4:00 until 6:00. Organizer Leann Davis says participating downtown merchants will offer goodies for young trick-or-treaters… All Boo! On The Bay activities are free. Main Street will be …

Michigan Tech’s public introduction to its new College of Computing wrapped up yesterday, with an exhibition and series of presentations at the Rozsa Center. Technology on display included a robotic arm and a virtual reality computer keyboard designed by Tech students. But… after offering computer classes for a half-century… why …

Michigan’s 10,000 Licensed Professional Counselors will be able to continue their practices under legislation that unanimously passed the Michigan Senate yesterday. The measure to assure that LPCs would be able to continue to counsel patients had unanimously passed a House vote last week. At issue were new guidelines from the …

High School In high school volleyball last night… – Calumet cruised past Westwood 3-0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-14) – Hancock defeated Ishpeming 3-0. – Lake Linden-Hubbell swept Baraga 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-19). – L’Anse blanked Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17). Alayna Waara had 11 kills and four aces. Brynn VanBuren had 28 assists, …

The superintendents of five tiny, isolated Michigan school districts have sent a very strongly worded letter to the governor who cut their funding. The five districts typically receive extra funding, because they are so small, and too remote to merge into other districts. That funding was vetoed out of the …

If you think that fall is the most likely time to hit a deer with your vehicle, you’re right. Michigan State Police figures for 2018 show that drivers collided with deer 53,464 times last year. That’s five percent higher than in 2017, and 14 percent higher than 2016. Officials say …

Hancock officials want to hear your thoughts on allowing the sale of recreational marijuana in the city. At last night’s meeting, council members confirmed that they will host a public meeting November 7th at 6:00 at the Finnish-American Heritage Center. Members of the city’s marijuana task force will share their …

Kids in and around Hancock have a new place to hang out after school. The Salvation Army has opened up a drop in center that will be available beginning at 3:30 each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Envoy Brenda DeLacy says they want to give kids a safe, positive place to …

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Michigan House and Senate have both overwhelmingly passed legislation that will raise the age at which defendants are treated as juveniles from 16 to 17. Michigan is one of only four states in the nation which has been lumping 17-year-olds in with adult …