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Houghton (February 15, 2018)—Houghton Community Broadcasting is pleased to announce that they have won five 2017 Broadcast Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). The awards were presented at the Great Lakes Media Show at The Lansing Center in Lansing, MI on March 7, 2018. Houghton Community Broadcasting …

Hancock, Michigan – The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its new annual granting cycle. Grant cycles for YAC will now be completed once yearly, rather than in both the spring and fall. $30,000 is available from the Kellogg Youth Fund …

State Representative Scott Dianda wants proof of Workers’ Comp posted at all worksites and wants to make sure workers are covered for work-related injuries. He introduced a bill requiring all businesses, including family operated businesses, to clearly post a notice proving that they have workers’ compensation insurance. Dianda says his …

Employees of the Baraga County Memorial Hospital donated time and food to put together a luncheon to raise money for the Honor Flight fund. “Today, we are honoring the Honor Flight, by our employees volunteering by providing all of the food for this benefit for the Honor Flight,” said Margie …

A Houghton County man is facing drug charges after he was arrested by detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team. After a month long investigation for Conspiracy to Deliver LSD, Psilocybin Mushrooms and Marijuana, UPSET detectives arrested 18-year-old Ethan Willmert last Friday on a two count warrant for Delivery …

The 2018 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge is underway and continues through Saturday. Teams left the Keweenaw Research Center Tuesday morning just after 10:00 as they made their way to Copper Harbor and back for the event’s gasoline endurance run. The quest for cleaner running and quieter sleds originated 19 years …

The public is invited to come “Celebrate Diversity & the UP Environment” Thursday through Saturday, March 22nd to the 24th. Michigan Tech will be welcoming two authors-nature photographers-videographers for the event. Freelance journalist and independent media producer James Mills is the author of The Adventure Gap, which describes the first …

The Portage Lake District Library will host an “Essential Oils for Kids” class on Saturday, March 10, at 1:00 p.m. This event will be presented by Dr. Kemmy Taylor and Emily Betterly of Superior Essentials and will take place in the library’s community room. Participants will learn how to use …

HOUGHTON, MI, Tuesday, March 6, 2018– The Rozsa Center and Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) presents the Rozsa gallery b show Come In We’re Open, an open house exhibition of the work of student sculptors’ work in progress, as a part of the “Project Learning Lab” alternative classroom …

The Michigan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers has released its 2018 Report Card for Michigan’s Infrastructure. Michigan received an overall grade of D+, but received a D- for its roads because 39 percent of the 120,000 miles of paved roads are rated in poor condition, 43 percent …