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The Michigan Technological Board of Trustees officially approved a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in response to the closing of Finlandia. 6 faculty members and 1 staff member from Finlandia will lead the program. The program will be housed in the Biological Sciences Department. During the same meeting of …

Across Houghton County, residents will have the ability to vote on various millage renewals. Including a county wide vote on a 1.37 millage renewal over 10 years for road maintenance in the county and seven cities and villages, for the county road commission. There are also individual township road maintenance …

The Keweenaw ATV Club postponed last night’s pre-season meeting until next Monday, May 8th. The meeting will discuss plans regarding upcoming work on Trail 3 in Dollar Bay and Lake Linden, and beginning to plan out trail maintenance days.  Those interested in adopting a trail can pick out sections for …

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced $100,000 in grants towards Upper Peninsula deer habitat improvement. 12 grants were awarded across 10 of the UP’s 15 counties. The primary goal for each of the projects include producing tangible white-tailed deer habitat improvements, building long term partnerships between the DNR and …

Contrary to the current weather, spring and summer are fast approaching, bringing the usual bugs with them. The ‘Bugs and Sun’ presentation held by UP Health System Portage on Friday provided some information on how to keep yourself safe from ticks and the sun. Doctor Keith Wright spoke on identifying …

Michigan Tech held their spring commencement ceremony this last Friday and Saturday. The graduate ceremony was held on Friday afternoon, where 49 PhD’s and 248 masters were awarded. The undergraduate ceremony was held on Saturday morning, where tech awarded about 750 bachelor degrees. Automotive industry leader and Michigan Tech alumna …

The Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (DoD SMART) awards announced the recipients. The DoD SMART scholarship isi part of the National Defense Education Program. Students receive a stipend between $30,000 to $46,000 per year, summer internships ranging from 8 to 12 weeks, health insurance, a $1000 …

Laurium residents will vote on a Headlee override tomorrow, so the village can gain more tax dollars, and provide essential services. Prior to the 1978 Headlee act, Laurium was able to tax properties a total of 12 and a half mills; Which has been slowly reduced since then, to today, …

Editor’s Note: The Q&A session will now be held over Zoom from 4pm-5pm due to inclement weather. Look at the end of the article for the full zoom information.  Many nonprofits were impacted negatively during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Keweenaw Community Foundation is hosting an in-person networking and learning opportunity …

Ticks are starting to come out with the melting of the snow. Michigan Tech is putting on a crowdsourcing project to collect ticks in the area. The goal is to identify the prevalence of tick-borne diseases and illnesses in the area. From May 1 to Sept. 30, you can bring …