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Michigan Technological University has made the Princeton Review’s annual guide to Best Colleges. The 2017 edition of 381 Best Colleges was released Tuesday.  Princeton Review, not affiliated with Princeton University, has published its Best Colleges guide annually since 1992. Inclusion in the guide is based on 143,000 student surveys and …

Hancock, MI – The Portage Health Auxiliary is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being of elderly and youth causes in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. The Auxiliary is pleased to announce that it will be accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations in the …

Houghton County residents are being warned of a local door to door scam. Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean says their department is investigating complaints of a white female suspect who has reportedly been going door to door asking for cash, checks or returnable cans and bottles, saying the money will …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff reopened four campsites Monday at Emily Lake State Forest Campground. There are a total of 10 campsites at the rustic campground, situated a few miles south ofTwin Lakes State Park in Houghton County. The campsites reopened are numbers 1, 2, 5 and 7. The six …

HANCOCK–The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) is distributing LED light bulbs at no charge to Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO) customers who meet income guidelines. The LEDs, which are provided by Efficiency United, use only one-sixth the energy of conventional incandescent bulbs and last up to 20 years. HEET will …

Twenty-four students are getting one last opportunity to attend summer camp and get a head start on their studies for the coming school year. The Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach has been hosting an end of summer camp this week. The theme is Earth science. Students in …

Trucks carrying heavy loads pose a risk to everyone if safety regulations are not followed. That’s why it’s important for them to know what those regulations are and what officers are looking for in the event they get pulled over. A truck traffic safety meeting was held in Houghton to …

This press release was put out by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on Tuesday, August 3o: An account has established for the fundraising efforts and donations received to assist the families of the decreased and injured Beartown Firefighters. The Beartown Firefighter Relief Fund has been set up at the Superior …

On August 29th, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) executed a search warrant at two adjacent residences located in Atlantic Mine. During a search of those residences detectives seized heroin and crystal meth. Two subjects were arrested for possession of crystal meth and possession of heroin. Both …

New details have been released in connection to the accident that killed two members of the Beartown Fire Department Saturday in Blaine, Minn. 28-year-old Michael Johnson of Baraga was arraigned Monday on two counts of criminal vehicular homicide; gross negligence. Police say Johnson was behind the wheel Saturday at 3:00 …