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The November elections are fast approaching. To help students, faculty, staff and community residents register to vote, the Michigan Secretary of State’s office is bringing a mobile voter registration van to Michigan Tech. The van will be outside the Memorial Union Building from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. …

This Wednesday, participants will be awarded certificates of achievement for their participation in a ten-week fitness and nutrition course taught by CrossFit Hakkepeliitta coaches. Participants from Baraga and Houghton Counties learned how to increase their physical activity and increase their intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, as well as low …

In the coming year, Finland will celebrate its centennial, and what better way to celebrate with them than to speak the language of our forefathers? That’s why Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC) is offering a pair of Finnish classes to provide folks with an opportunity to learn the basics of the …

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) issued the following statement: The Michigan Public Service Commission has corrected some facts in a recent press release regarding UPPCO rates. The new MPSC press release includes information correctly noting that residential customers using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month will see an increase …

Authorities continue to look for three people who never returned from a fishing trip Saturday afternoon on Lake Superior. Troopers with the Michigan State Police Calumet Post say 61-year-old Keith Karvonen of Atlantic Mine launched his boat from the Portage Entry near Chassell early Saturday afternoon. Two passengers were aboard. When they …

UPDATE–The Canadian Coast Guard is providing assistance to the U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan State Police, Michigan DNR, along with local sheriff and fire departments in the effort to find three missing boaters. Authorities are looking near the town of Gay to the Keweenaw Bay, down to Baraga and even as …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reopened the boating access site at Parent Lake in Baraga County. The access site had been closed since Monday, Sept. 12 for improvements. DNR staff replaced the concrete ramp, resurfaced the parking lot and reinstalled a courtesy pier. Parent Lake is situated just …

The Secretary of State’s Mobile Office will be making a stop in Houghton on Monday. The Mobile Office will visit the campus of Michigan Tech to offer voter registration and other services to students, staff and area residents. Tech is one of three U.P. universities the mobile office is visiting …

The Houghton/Keweenaw Communities that Care needs your help in selecting their vision statement. Their Community Board put together three vision statements to describe what they want to accomplish in the community. The public is encouraged to help pick their official vision statement by voting, which can be done by visiting …

The U.P. Regional Blood Center says they are in critical need of blood donations throughout the Upper Peninsula. The needs are greatest for donations of A-positive, A-negative, and O-negative blood types. Donations to the UP Regional Blood Center always stay in the Upper Peninsula to help patients in your local …