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Halloween events dominate the calendar in the Copper Country this weekend.  There are a number of Haunted Houses: • The Howl-O-Scream Haunted House at Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse will be open tonight and tomorrow, with a family-friendly tour from 7 until 8, with a full-on screamfest version from 8 until …

Halloween weekend is just around the corner, and the Michigan Tech inter resident hall council are excited to bring back a fun community and school tradition to full swing. Over the years Safe House has brought kids and students together to play games, explore haunted houses and do a little …

Working as a first responder can often be a thankless job, and supporting those who volunteer their time and lives to protect their communities, is what national first responders day is about. Tomorrow all day to Gardenview Assisted Living and Bigby Coffee have partnered together to give away a free …

Michigan Tech’s Health Research Institute and the Norther Michigan University’s Center for Rural Health have partnered to bring an important series on health to the community. Last year Michigan Tech discussed health related, covid -19 topics during 27 town halls, that aired online, radio and television. Tonight the series returns, …

Houghton homeowners will see a change in their trash pickup next spring. At last night’s meeting, the city council approved a new five-year contract with Waste Management to continue trash and recycling services. Waste Management was the only company that expressed an interest in the job. As part of the …

It’s the final day of operation for roadside parks along Upper Peninsula highways. All 32 parks and rest areas operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation will shut down for the winter. Parks will reopen in late April.

Demand for absentee ballots continues to run high in the state. Two weeks ahead of Election Day, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Tuesday that more than 1.8 million absentee ballots have been requested. 771,967 absentee ballots have been submitted.  Locally, in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties, 7,540 ballots …

Join the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, as they present some of the top talent in ballet. The studio company will perform at the Rozsa Center, traveling with some of the nation’s best ballet dancers, tomorrow and Friday night. The American Ballet Theatre travels around the country, and worldwide, showing …

Halloween is less than one week away, and the spooky times will get started tomorrow night. Michigan Tech visual and performing arts students will scare and terrify visitors to the haunted Quincy Mine tours. Quincy Mine Hoist Association Director, Tom Wright, says that students have already begun setting up the …

The Houghton city council is expected to extend the deadline for completion of the College Avenue construction project tonight. The original contract had called for work to be completed by now. While traffic is expected to return to normal very soon, some work will need to be put off until …