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Two Aspirus events are taking place this week. The first is tomorrow at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. Aspiring Women presents ”Love Your Joints”, a free event starting at 5:30pm where you can get tips on how to keep your joints and bones strong, healthy and feeling great. They …

The Portage Lake District Library will host an Upper Peninsula authors panel as part of Michigan Technological University’s schedule of events for the Parade of Nations. “Passport to the Ethnic Cultures of the Upper Peninsula” will be presented by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association on Monday, September 12, …

Local seniors are invited to the annual Senior Heritage Day Picnic Tuesday. The event takes place at the Houghton County Arena from 11am to 2pm and is for seniors 60 and over. The picnic provides an opportunity to socialize and learn about local services and community offerings while participating in …

Homelessness is an ongoing problem in the Copper Country, even if it is somewhat of an invisible one. That’s John Niemila, chair of the Copper Country Homeless Prevention Coalition. An event called Project Homeless Connect is being held this Thursday from 11am to 1pm at Hope Fellowship Church in Houghton …

It’s a tradition at Michigan Tech–students got out of class early Friday for K-Day, short for Keweenaw Day. They then headed to McLain State Park to have a great time while choosing which student organizations they will make part of their campus experience. Students who join Engineers Without Borders will …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) hosted Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal President Chris Swartz and honored two fallen firefighters from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Beartown Firefighters, at the Michigan House of Representatives’ Sept. 11 recognition ceremony today. Alan J. Swartz and James Shelifoe Jr. were traveling with …

The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office says a Mass City woman is facing a felony charge in connection to a stolen car. 38-year-old Candi Finley was taken into custody in lower Michigan on a warrant of Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile. The vehicle was an orange and black 2013 Dodge Dart …

There currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but a walk is taking place tomorrow to try and change that. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will start at the Finnish American Heritage Center with registration opening at 9am and the walk beginning at 10am. The Alzheimer’s Association’s Phil Poutinen says …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office wants to educate and raise awareness about school zone safety laws in order to prevent a tragedy. School zones combined with changing traffic and weather conditions create an extremely dangerous situation. “Back to school is an exciting time for both parents and students, but we …

Fall 2016 enrollment at Michigan Technological University is 7,268, the highest the school has seen since 1983. That’s 30 students more than last fall. Female enrollment is at a record high, with 1,957 women making up 27 percent of the student body. Michigan Tech submitted its official fall enrollment figures to …