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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced that Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a $1,629,463 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which will be used to rehabilitate the runway and apron, as well as purchase snow removal equipment. “The Houghton County Memorial Airport …

A trio of fine vocalists will be performing at the Calumet Theatre tomorrow. The Three Tenors hail from Scottsdale, Arizona and will feature multiple genres of music in a one-of-a-kind show. Ed Jenich from the Aspirus Keweenaw Health Foundation saw the show in Arizona and says people here will really …

The Hope House Homeless Shelter will be holding two community meetings Monday to address questions and concerns about their effort to provide shelter for those homeless in the community. The meetings will be held at the First United Methodist Church, located at 401 Quincy Street in Hancock, from 1-3pm and from …

Two new natural gas burning power plants are being proposed to be built in the Upper Peninsula. These power plants would produce 180 megawatts of power with 130 of those units coming from a plant to be built in Negaunee Twp. and the remaining 50 coming from a plant in …

The revitalization of Calumet is underway, as demonstrated by the renovation work being done on the old Curto Building on Portland Street. The Bring Back Calumet Task Force gathered outside the building Thursday to celebrate the first in what they hope will be many projects to restore dilapidated buildings in …

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University Do robots want your job? Martin Ford, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author of the New York Times best-selling book, “Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future,” will answer that …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is holding two community flu vaccination clinics in September and October. One will be held in Houghton at Aspirus Houghton Clinic and the other will be held in Laurium at Aspirus Laurium Clinic. Flu vaccinations are available for people ages 6 months …

“Repainting the World” is the theme of an art competition presented by a local youth-led organization helping to make the world a better place for young women. President of the Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter of Girl UP Ganna Omar says art is one of the best ways to express yourself and how …

The City of Hancock wants to do something to rid the city of blight. Mayor Lisa McKenzie brought the issue up during the work session prior to Wednesday’s regular meeting in hopes of beginning a discussion that will lead to the cleaning up of some the city’s worst areas. The …

A Hancock woman is alive thanks to a pair of officers from the Hancock Police Department. Sergeant Wayne Ohtonen and Officer Ryan LaBerge were recognized by the Hancock City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday with a Life Saving Award. Mayor Lisa McKenzie read from the plaques presented to the …