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Roadways and other items producing unwanted noise may get quieter in the next few years. A Michigan Tech team has been working on a product that would reduce noise pollution in things we use every day.     Professor Andrew Barnard said, “Our technology is something called a Thermophone. We’re …

Marquette – A group of students are getting real-world experience as part of their senior design project through a collaborative effort between Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) and Michigan Technological University. For their project, students are investigating the possibility of adding a new generator at UPPCO’s Prickett hydroelectric generation facility to take advantage …

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital is working with The Joint Commission to address issues raised during a recent survey. The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Aspirus Keweenaw has maintained accreditation for several years but is …

Want a little good news? Here are 10 Good Things that happened in Houghton in the last two weeks, as compiled by City Manager Eric Waara. The Houghton Police Department donated time to Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly and helped cook at a local church on Thanksgiving. Houghton made …

The Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock is hosting its 41st annual Poor Artists Sale on Saturday. Center Director Cynthia Cote says this year’s sale will offer the work of more than 50 artists. “We have a lot of really wonderful potters and we have rustic furniture, a lot …

Keweenaw residents this weekend will be revisiting a time when the country was divided by racial tension, that reached boiling points on a national level. Michigan Tech’s Tech Theater Company is presenting its rendition of Fires In The Mirror.     “I think the unique thing with the Crown Heights …

Houghton is known as a town where history is in the making. The city will be taking a step back into history this holiday season as they celebrate Christmas Victorian style. On December 9th from 4pm-7pm, the city of Houghton will present a Victorian Christmas with events at several locations. …

Every year, the Michigan Tech fraternity Sigma Pi puts on an impressive Haunted House. They then take the proceeds  and split the money between the Pigs N’ Heat fund and Dial Help. Members of Sigma Pi, along with the sorority Theta Chi Epsilon, presented two checks at the regular meeting …

The city of Houghton is again a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community, as named by the League of American Bicyclists. Houghton was first awarded Bronze level in 2010, and in 2013 gained Silver status which it now maintains following its re-application last summer. The national bike advocacy organization said the …

Those looking to explore Keweenaw history now have a new resource available–a computer app that guides users through their search of people, places and things from the local past. “We just launched the explore app that really lets people explore and search around what happened here, how things have changed …