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Respite Education and Support Tools (REST) is an originally designed educational course that provides respite training to adults and teens who want to offer care to those in need and provide assistance to their caregivers.  As a REST companion (volunteer or paid), you give the gift of your time to provide …

It’s well known by road workers and motorists alike that potholes are caused from cracks in the road. Those cracks become wet from rain water and condensation, and when that water freezes, it expands, forcing the pavement to break even more, thus causing a pot hole. When road crews fill …

A student loans analysis website called Student Loan Report has announced that Michigan Tech’s three-year loan default rate is holding steady at 2 percent, compared to a national average default rate of 11.3 percent. Tech’s loan default rate was second lowest in Michigan. Overall, Michigan Tech ranked in the top …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) introduced House Bill 5161 recently that would establish the Battlefield to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Educational Grant Program for Michigan veterans who are enrolled in STEM degree programs at Michigan’s public community colleges and universities. “According to the most recent federal statistics, …

Beginning in November, Finlandia students and alumni will be participating in an innovative pilot-project utilizing a mobile mentoring application developed by the Helsinki-based Mesensei  – a leader in education technology.  The project is expected to last three months during which time between 20-40 student-mentor pairs will utilize the application and …

Nearly five hundred students in grades 9-12 in twenty classes from seven schools in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties will flood MTU’s Great Lakes Research Center on Wednesday, October 25, from 8:45-11:30am and noon- 2:45 pm for the 6th Annual Lake Superior Water Festival. Students from the following schools …

CLK School’s Barb Kinnunen-Skidmore was among the teachers honored at the annual conference for the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education earlier this month. Kinnunen-Skidmore is an early childhood specialist at CLK Elementary in Calumet. Regardless of the season, Kinnunen-Skidmore believes students, especially kindergarteners, should be outside – never …

If you park your car illegally in the city of Hancock, you may find a yellow card under your windshield wiper and, at first glance, it may look like a ticket. The city has started a courtesy card program to serve as a friendly reminder to drivers that their vehicle …

Alumni and long-time donors Richard and Joyce Ten Haken are donating $1 million toward a new School of Business and Economics building project at Michigan Technological University. They have also announced plans to give another multi-million dollar gift through their estate, to support SBE infrastructure, faculty and students. “A building …

HOUGHTON, Mich. – More than 20 organizations are coming together in the Copper Country Mall commons area to share information with residents about important services and resources available locally. The local Human Services EXPO takes place at the mall in Houghton on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from noon until 2 p.m. …