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The Michigan House has approved a rewrite of state energy laws on the final day of voting during the two-year term. The Republican-led chamber voted on Thursday to boost the required use of renewable sources of power and to keep intact some competition in the electricity market. Thursday was the …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted in favor of Senate Bill 1187 to add wolves to the definition of game animals late Wednesday night. The legislation would allow for the hunting of wolves which could help mitigate some of the negative impacts of the resurgent wolf population in …

HANCOCK, MI (December 14, 2016) – Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP) is seeking nominations to fill four positions on their board of directors for 2017. New Board Members will help set the direction for programming and include a President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and a General Board Member. KYP is a 501(c)3 …

Finlandia University Gallery will be updating it’s technology in the gallery thanks to a grant received from Finlandia Foundation National and donations from the community. “As contemporary art and the technologies that support it advance, the types of media used by artists to create their work has also changed,” notes …

Winter arrived in the area all of sudden this past week, but the City of Houghton has fully implemented plans to battle it.  City manager Eric Waara reported at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting that city crews have been kept busy clearing the streets. In preparation for the upcoming Michigan …

It’s not even officially winter yet, but tell that to the folks in the Copper Country who have been dealing with a harsh blizzard this week.   It’s cold, it’s windy, it’s snowy and they tell you not to go out in it. But even so, many people still hit …

HOUGHTON, MI. — Thursday, December 15th marks an important deadline for those seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace.  Although the Marketplace is open through January 31st, changes must be made Thursday, December 15th (11:59 p.m.) for them to go into effect January 1, 2017. Enrollment and/or revision …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has released their recent gaming distributions to local units of government and the State of Michigan. The KBIC has been making bi-annual payments from gaming proceeds of their casinos since 1993. These payments are two percent and eight percent respectively and are derived from the …

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP) has announced its 2017 summer courses for middle and high school students, including several new explorations such as Coding for the Internet of Things, the World of Design, …

The Houghton County Jail has a new Administrator–that announcement coming from Sheriff Brian McLean, who says Corrections Officer Doug Hebner has been promoted to the position. Hebner has served with the Houghton County Sheriff’s Officer for almost 20 years as a corrections officer. He also has worked many seasons as …