High School In high school volleyball last night… – Calumet swept Hancock 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-22). – Houghton blanked West Iron County 3-0. – Lake Linden-Hubbell downed Ironwood 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-20). – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Bessemer 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-11). – Chassell got past Jeffers 3-2 (21-25, …
Read More »Record Number of Fulbright Scholars at MTU
Michigan Tech is hosting a record number of Fulbright Scholars this year. A report in Tech Today says 17 students are on campus. 14 are pursuing master’s degrees, and three are PhD students. They hail from Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Togo …
Read More »Michigan Apples Recalled
A Traverse City produce distributor has recalled a big bunch of apples. North Bay produce says 2,297 cases and two bulk bins may have been contaminated by listeria. No illnesses have been reported, and the recall is voluntary. North Bay says the products include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac and …
Read More »L’Anse Activates Community Solar Panels
The Village of L’Anse’s community solar power array is now online. Village manager Bob LaFave told the council last night that more than 90 percent the panels have been purchased… Investors will begin to see credits on their November electrical bills. LaFave also told the council that work has wrapped …
Read More »Dial Help Expands Teen Outreach Program
Dial Help’s Teen Outreach Program is expanding its after-school activities this year. After a pilot program for high schoolers went well last year, it will also be offered to middle school students. Known as the TOP club, it meets weekly at selected schools, but Prevention Coordinator Chris Schuldt says it’s …
Read More »Champion Woman Jailed for Cyberstalking
A Champion woman is headed to prison for cyberstalking. 56-year-old Theresa Louise Harris was convicted of harassing her former boyfriend, and his friends and members of his family in the Marquette area. From 2014 through August of last year, she hacked into cell phone accounts, sent fake emails and texts, …
Read More »Gas Prices Tumble
Gasoline prices in Michigan tumbled by 14 cents per gallon over the past week. The statewide average is at $2.49 for a gallon of unleaded. Prices are higher in most of the Upper Peninsula. AAA Michigan pegged the average price in the Marquette market at $2.54 yesterday… seven cents less …
Read More »Former MSU President Faces Criminal Trial
Former Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon will face a criminal trial over her role in the Dr. Larry Nassar case. Simon is accused of lying to investigators who were looking into charges that Nassar sexually assaulted hundreds of young women he treated while working as a sports physician …
Read More »L’Anse Wins Battle of the Bay – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In high school volleyball last night… – Chassell v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – not reported. – L’Anse swept Baraga 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-16). Brynn VanBuren had 27 assists. Alayna Waara had nine kills and 21 digs. In volleyball tonight… – Hancock plays at Calumet. – Houghton welcomes West …
Read More »U.P. Population Projections Fall
Population projections for Michigan released recently by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget don’t bode well for the Upper Peninsula. On the whole, Michigan’s population is expected to grow by about a half-million people over the next decade. Much of that gain will be focused in the Ann Arbor …
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