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In one month the Air Force ROTC unit on Michigan Tech’s campus will hold their annual POW/MIA 5K run/walk. The fundraising event is set up and organized by the ROTC unit, to honor the men and women who have been lost to war without record of what happened to them. …

The Keweenaw Learning Center has introduced a new after school program to help students with academics. Starting this fall, the organization will offer tutoring and homework help for area students grades 6 through 10. The after school program will go from 3:45 pm to 6 pm each school day. Certified …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the identity of the female victim of the fatal explosion and fire at a Home in Hancock Township Tuesday morning as Deborah A. Mann. The City of Hancock, where Mann served as Downtown Development Association coordinator, also released the information in a memorial …

Copper Country kids head back to school Tuesday, even as school districts struggle to fill critical jobs. Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent Jim Rautiola says that includes bus drivers…  Bus drivers are very difficult to find, with the CDL requirement, and the physicals that go with it, so if …

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly is seeking more volunteers to drive local seniors to medical appointments… We are in dire need right now of volunteers for our medical transportation program. Cathy Kass-Aten of Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly says the greatest need is in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Efforts begun …

COVID-19 numbers dropped again in the Copper Country last week. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 58 confirmed infections in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties, compared to 73 in the previous week, and 90 the week before. Statewide numbers also dropped, with the average number of …

Thirty-five Finlandia University students will receive help purchasing textbooks as a result of the Alumni Board’s recent Giving Day campaign. This year’s fundraising effort raised $10,300. Each selected student will receive a $250 voucher to use at the university’s bookstore, Northwind Books. The Finlandia Alumni Board has also decided to …

Tomorrow is the start of Healthy Aging Month. A recent AARP survey found that 77 percent of older Americans want to live in their own home safely, independently and comfortably. It is estimated that by 2030 the population of Americans over the age of 65 will reach 75 million people. …

Trails Fest is back this weekend. Up in Copper Harbor, the Midwest’s most beloved mountain bike festival kicks off, on Friday. There are plenty of races, of varying difficulty levels, to take part in. Bikers will race along the Copper Harbor Trails Club’s and Keweenaw Mountain Lodge’s bike trails. Even …

Today is Overdose Awareness Day, and two local organizations are observing it by giving away medicine that could save someone’s life. Narcan is a nasal spray that almost immediately reverses the effects of opioid poisoning.  Houghton/Keweenaw Communities That Care and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department are providing free doses, …