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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will offer its latest “Wildlife Through Forestry” forum, which will showcase preliminary results from the DNR’s ongoing Upper Peninsula predator-prey study, May 8 at the Ottawa Sportsmen’s Club in Baraga County. “This is the third forum in our highly-successful series, which began earlier this …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has closed the South Branch of the Ontonagon River bridge near Ewen to off-road vehicle traffic during construction activities, which are expected to continue into October. “This is an important bridge repair project we first began developing several years ago,” said Ron Yesney, DNR …

A pair of Copper Country students are advancing to the National History Day competition. Houghton High School’s Mary “Kate” Desrochers submitted her project, Julia Child: Establishing High Culinary Standards from the Television Kitchen. She was named a Senior Division Individual Documentary National Finalist. Lake Linden-Hubbell High School’s Patrick Myers submitted …

Voters are heading to the polls today to determine the fate of some very important ballot items. The bond proposal for the Houghton-Portage Township Schools is up for a vote once again, after failing by only a handful of votes last year. At $10.9 million, Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil says the …

A case against a Grand Rapids man accused of selling drugs in the Houghton area is moving forward. 19-year-old Jon David Ettinger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court on Monday. His attorney requested a trial date be set with another pretrial ahead of it in hopes of working out a …

A plea agreement has been reached in the case against an Atlantic Mine man who sent a school into lock down. 30-year-old Niles Nathan Rothenberger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday for a pretrial. His case is being remanded back to the 97th District Court where Rothenberger is expected …

An Atlantic Mine man is headed to prison for drugs. 48-year-old Steven Ruotsala appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday, where he was sentenced to 20 months for possession of meth and 16 months for possession of a controlled substance—analogues. The sentences will run concurrently. He was credited with 201 …

Finlandia University Gallery in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock announces its return to spring/summer hours.  Beginning May 1st, the gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please check the gallery webpage (http://www.finlandia.edu/finlandia-gallery.html) for exhibition schedule. Finlandia University International School of Art & Design 2017 …

The 15th Annual High School Local History Smackdown will take place at the historic Calumet Theatre, at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017. This event, originally scheduled for Thursday, April 27 was canceled due to ice and school closures but has been rescheduled for May 4. Consider attending this …

Tuesday, May 2nd, is Election Day and there are a few important items on the ballot, depending on your area. The biggest one is a bond proposal from the Houghton-Portage Township Schools for facility upgrades. The $10.8 million dollar project would result in an increase of 0.75 mills from the current …