Local News

Just because you can’t always see it…doesn’t mean homelessness doesn’t continue to be a problem in the Copper Country. There’s a new effort to help those without a bed to call their own. Tentatively called Hope House, Copper Country Homeless Prevention Coalition Chair John Niemela says there are modeling the …

The lawsuit involving a former Michigan Tech University student and his former school may be decided in Marquette next month. Norway resident Matthew Schultz is suing the school for expelling him last year for a social media post, that appears to have been altered by another party to read a …

HANCOCK, Mich., Feb. 21, 2017 – The Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) in Houghton received a $10,880 grant from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to offer Prescription for Health programming for patients of Dr. Michelle Seguin during the summer of 2017. UGL applied for funding under PHF’s food …

Residents of Chassell Township are encouraged to attend the upcoming Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, March 2nd. The public is invited to share their views on changes and updates to the current Recreation Plan. The Final Review of the Chassell Township Dangerous Building Ordinance will also be addressed. The meeting …

After drilling four core holes, Highland Copper has interrupted its winter exploration on a 1-mile-square section of state-managed property at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park due to unseasonably warm weather. A permit issued to the company by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stipulates that exploration take place only on frozen …

By Mark Wilcox, News Writer Michigan Technological University Students from throughout the Midwest will be at Michigan Technological University beginning Friday, (Feb. 24) for Winter WonderHack. Organizers describe the event as a 36-hour “make-something” marathon, where participants use their knowledge and creativity to make something new. The event is organized by …

North Woods Kids is an annual K-12 student writing and art exhibition and competition inspired by the picture book North Woods Girl, by Aimée Bissonette. Winners in the categories of writing and visual art for 2016 include students from CLK Elementary, Ewen-Trout Creek, Houghton Elementary, Jeffers Middle School, and L’Anse …

Middle and High School girls will take part in Engineering Exploration Day tomorrow at Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center. The students will hear a presentation by 1st year Engineering Fundamentals instructor Amy Monte on MTU’s 1st Year College Engineering Curriculum and a presentation called The Personal (and Other) Rewards …

Michigan Tech will lead a coalition that may one day help put a man on Mars. The Space Technology Research Institute will combine the efforts of ten universities, two private companies and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab. Though this isn’t the first time Michigan Tech has helped with the …

LONGUEUIL, CANADA–(Marketwired – Feb. 22, 2017) – Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HI) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Mr. Denis Miville-Deschênes has joined the Company as President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Miville-Deschênes is a mining engineer …