Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools will get their desired upgrades and the Village of Calumet will be able to buy some much needed maintenance equipment. Bond proposals were put in front of voters in yesterday’s August election. Both decisions were close, but in the end, voters gave narrow approvals to …
Read More »MTU Volleyball Picked for Second Place Finish – Wednesday Sports Wrap
MLB The Detroit Tigers split their two games against the Chicago White Sox yesterday. In the afternoon make-up game, Daniel Noris gave up four runs before leaving in the sixth inning, and Detroit fell 5-3. Jake Rogers homered. In the nightcap, Drew VerHagen earned his first major league win as …
Read More »Senator Peters To Visit UP On His Motorcycle
US Senator Gary Peters will be making a stop in the Upper Peninsula this week as part of his 4th annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. Peters will visit the Ishpeming Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday to meet with local seniors and tour renovation efforts underway at the center. During his …
Read More »Houghton County Probate & Family Court Temporarily Closed
The Houghton County Probate and Family Court will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday through the end of business hours on Friday. The closure is so that staff can continue and complete the inventory and transfer of Probate records to the State of Michigan Archives. The closing was ordered …
Read More »UP Man Charged With Attempted Murder
An Upper Peninsula man is facing an attempted murder charge after an alleged assault over the weekend. 23-year-old Ryan Joseph Philipps was arrested Sunday and lodged in the Menominee County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder as well as attempted murder. Authorities say Philipps struck a 23-year-old …
Read More »Election Day: DB-TC School Bond & Calumet Village Bond Proposals On Ballot
It’s decision day for two local bond proposals. Voters will be heading to the polls in the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area School District and the Village of Calumet. The $4.6 million bond proposal for the DB-TC schools would allow the district to remodel, furnish, build additions, and equip the 105-year-old …
Read More »MTU Football Picked for Last in GLIAC – Tuesday Sports Wrap
MLB Spencer Turnbull was shaky in his return from the injured list last night, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 7-4. Turnbull gave up two runs in the first inning, and left after the third. He struck out seven, but threw 76 pitches. Gregory Soto gave …
Read More »Free healthy, colorful cooking demo with Aspirus Keweenaw, Pat’s Foods
CALUMET, Mich. – From cherry tomatoes to red onions, golden corn kernels to green bell peppers, many veggies are freshest in summer. Learn how to make a colorful and healthy variety a part of your meal plan during a free cooking demonstration at Pat’s Foods in Calumet. Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and …
Read More »Partners Sought For Mental Health Summit
IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain is seeking community mental health agencies, local human services agencies, hospitals, Veterans and their families, and any other interested organizations or individuals to participate in its seventh annual Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, August 20. The summit …
Read More »Michigan Tech and NMC to Create Engineering Pipeline
The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech writer Mark Wilcox: In the next step in a commitment to northern Michigan’s Grand Traverse region Michigan Technological University and Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) will formalize a new partnership on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Michigan Tech President Richard J. Koubek and NMC …
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