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The City of Houghton has been running into problems with people putting their trash out too early. A notice was sent out to city trash customers on Shelden and Montezuma Avenues between Bridge Street and Franklin Square. The notice said problems arise when the wind blows the bags around or …

HANCOCK, Mich. – Your passions shouldn’t cause you pain. That’s what the area’s most comprehensive orthopedic team will share with the community during Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Bone and Joint Solutions event in Hancock on Wednesday, April 12. The Bone and Joint Solutions event is free and takes place at 5:30 …

A national website ranks Michigan Tech in the top 10 in the county for the best universities for adjunct professors. The report was released by the personal finance website Good Call dot com. A total of 292 universities across the U.S. were evaluated. Michigan Tech came in at number 8 …

LANSING —State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) will hold a listening town hall and coffee hours in House District 110 to give residents a chance to ask questions and share their concerns with him. “The good people of HD 110 hear me talking about what is going on in Lansing, and …

The fastest growing demographic in today’s military is women. They make up 14% of America’s active duty personnel. The number of women Veterans using VA services skyrocketed in recent years, from 159,000 in the year 2000, to 390,000 in 2013. Nelson-033117-1 “When you think about those 13 years, you’ve had …

Diabetes can sure change the way you sit down to dinner. Registration is now open for Dining with Diabetes, offered by Michigan State University Extension. Extension Educator Erin Carter says the five week course will show people how they can still enjoy food even though they are diabetic. PLAY Carter-033017-1 …

Houghton, MI – Teens 13 to 18: your artistic opinion matters. Join Isle Royale National Park (NP) and the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in helping to select the 2017 Isle Royale Teen Artist at one of the following events: Thursday April 6, between 4:00 to 5:30 pm Saturday April 8, …

Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment (MI-TRALE) would like to announce that they have been selected as a 2017 recipient of a Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. grant. Don Helsel, the president of MI-TRALE stated that “These funds will be used to purchase 2 youth ATVs, helmets, eye protection, …

Northern Michigan University will receive a $6.5 million Investment Fund Award from the Michigan Strategic Fund to accelerate its effort to extend high-speed educational broadband throughout the Upper Peninsula. The funds will be used to build out and equip 64 cities and townships over a two-year period. NMU will contribute …

You don’t normally think of going to the dentist’s and the doctor’s at the same time, but the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center in Calumet is bringing the two together. Their new location features an open bay concept that allows them to integrate medical and dental services. Reynolds-033017-1 Director …