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Houghton, MI:   Range Bank is pleased to announce that after 11 years as the Community Bank President in the Copper Country Region, Tim Baroni will be retiring on June 30th of this year. “Tim has been a crucial part to the success of Range Bank in the Copper Country,” stated …

Secondary students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District recently joined students from the Dickinson Iron, Delta Schoolcraft, NICE Community Schools and the MARESA Automotive programs at NMU’s Jacobetti Complex to put their automotive technology skills to the test. The competition, held on Friday, April 28, included activities focused on …

The annual Health & Safety Fair on the campus of U.P. Health System—Portage is being held this Saturday. The free event runs from 10am to 1pm and delivers something for everyone. The fair includes screenings, giveaways, massages, healthy food samples and opportunities to meet and talk with UP Health System …

Michigan Tech hopes very little will change in their hockey program after announcing new head coach Joe Shawhan. Shawhan fills the role vacated by Mel Pearson, who left earlier this year to coach at the University of Michigan. Shawhan has spent the last three years as an assistant coach to …

A search is underway for a Lower Michigan man who went missing during his visit to the Copper Country. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says they received a report that 37-year-old Joseph Magyar from Redford Township came to the area this past Friday to attend his daughter’s graduation in Houghton. Magyar has …

Obituary for Steven Glenn Very Rev. Nicholas Glenn August 8, 1945 – May 26, 2017 Hieromonk Nicholas, Hegumen of Holy Transfiguration Skete in Eagle Harbor, passed away quietly at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 26th after a severe illness of nearly two years duration. The future hieromonk was born Steven …

Hancock, Mich 5/23/17 – UP Health System – Portage is pleased to announce it has received MPRO’s 2017 Governor’s Award of Excellence for Increasing Identification of Behavioral Health Conditions. This year, more than 100 Michigan hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies and …

Calumet, Michigan—Two Faith Lutheran Church Scholarships were presented Sunday, May 21 at Senior Recognition Day at the Faith Lutheran Church in Calumet. Nathan Bruchman and Brooke Tienhaara will both receive scholarships. Nathan, a Calumet High School graduate, will be attending Michigan Tech and plans to study mechanical engineering. Brooke, also …

Washington – Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) were joined by their colleagues, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), for the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 2652,  the ‘Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials anticipate the park’s modern toilet-shower building will remain open throughout the 2017 camping season at F.J. McLain State Park. Over the past few years, erosion has been a persistent problem at the park, causing rangers to close some park campsites and other features. Repairs and …