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The High School Local History Smackdown offers Copper Country high school students the chance to test their knowledge of all things history—including geography and geology—related to Keweenaw, Baraga, Ontonagon, and Houghton counties. Its format is similar to a spelling bee: teams of four players are asked short-answer questions about local …

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University Timothy C. Eisele, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Technological University, has been named the first recipient of the Department of Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellowship. Donations from Michigan Tech’s chemical engineering alumni …

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company is urging its customers, including business customers, to be aware of scammers who may call them posing as UPPCO representatives. Recently, several customers have reported being contacted and informed that they owe money to UPPCO and will have their power turned off unless payment …

A small business in Calumet is growing so fast, they’re already looking to expand and add jobs. Keweenaw Coffee Works opened in 2013 and produces a whole line of coffee flavors on their six pound roasting machine. However, they’ve just about outgrown their manufacturing capabilities. Marketing and Operations Director Valerie Baciak …

One of the suspects in a recent drug bust in Houghton County made his first appearance in Circuit Court Monday. 25-year-old Breon Garner of Detroit stood mute to a charge of Delivery or Manufacture of Heroin, a 20 year felony. A Not Guilty plea was entered by the court on …

A Pelkie man is dead following a motorcycle accident in Houghton on Friday night. 69-year-old Brian Bixley was riding his motorcycle just before 7:30pm when he entered Shelden Avenue from a parking lot, lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a light pole. He was taken by Mercy Ambulance to …

By offering a place for women to go, the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home is often the first step to get out of an abusive relationship. The shelter for victims of domestic violence is holding their 9th Annual Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home Spring Music Celebration & Silent Auction. The …

People who love science will be gathering this Saturday to march across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Organizers say the theme of the march is the Great Lakes watershed and how scientific research is used to protect and maintain the important services and connections the Great Lakes provide. They say …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District for “Waterways, Wetlands and You” on Tuesday, April 18, at 1:00 p.m. The Corps Regulatory Staff will present this outreach event that will provide an overview of the Regulatory Program for work done in waterways, …

The community is invited to the Lake Superior Celebration at Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) from 6-8 pm, Thursday, April 20. The event is FREE, family-friendly, and open to all. The Celebration will include informative exhibits by more than a dozen local agencies and organizations, fun hands-on activities …