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When the seven commissioners of the Natural Resources Commission meet in April, they will discuss the growth of the U.P. antlerless deer population. Two of the seven NRC commissioners are from the Upper Peninsula. John Matonich is from Bessemer and J.R. Richardson is from Ontonagon. Both men have been closely …

200 students in grades four through eight will participate in the 19th Annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair and Science and Engineering Festival today on the campus of Michigan Tech. The event begins at 4:30 in the MUB Commons area with several hands on activities for the students to enjoy …

The Copper Country Recycling Initiative is looking for volunteers to be part of two subcommittees. The group wants to form two new subcommittees focusing on composting and hazardous wastes. They want to see if they can get more people to consider composting in their backyard, which will save them money …

Highland Copper crews were scheduled to begin exploratory copper drilling today on Gogebic County land within the right-of-way of County Road 519, at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. On Feb. 10, the Gogebic County Road Commission issued a permit to allow nine exploratory test borings within the County Road 519 …

Water is the earth’s most precious resource and there’s no place with as much fresh water as the Great Lakes region. But threats to our water abound.  World Water Day—being celebrated at Michigan Tech and around the world on March 22nd—will show ways how we can make the most of …

The City of Hancock adopted a non-motorized transportation plan at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council. A presentation on the plan was given earlier in the meeting by Kristen Schmidt, a member of the city’s bike and pedestrian committee. Schmidt said the aim of the plan was to provide a …

The historic buildings in Calumet all tell a story, and most of those stories began t the old railroad depot, built in 1909. The last train departed from the station in 1968 and the building has fallen into disrepair ever since. Calumet Township recently purchased the building for $40,000 to …

Moving forward while preserving the past–that’s the goal of community leaders working on the revitalization of Calumet. The public heard an update on those efforts at a community meeting Wednesday. Main Street Calumet Executive Director Leah Polzien said there was a positive tone to the night’s message. Highlights of the …

Students had to battle ice, wind gusts greater than 50 miles per hour and single digit temperatures at this year’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge hosted by Michigan Technological University. Despite the challenges, the teams—hailing from many northern US and Canadian universities—overcame the wintery conditions. Michigan Tech won first place in the …

Michigan Technological University’s College of Engineering has been ranked among the top 100 graduate engineering schools in US News & World Report’s new “Best Graduate School” rankings.   Michigan Tech ranked 85th of 214 engineering schools that grant doctoral degrees. “We are glad to see that these rankings continue to recognize …