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Michigan Tech has a new boat.  MTU Image The 47-foot catamaran is now moored at the Great Lakes Research Center.  It was donated by alumnus Gary Hagstrom, a member of the class of 1972, who spent 35 years as an engineer and project manager for Chevron. Previously known as Crackerjack, …

The city of Hancock’s “Movies on the Green” series begins tonight.  Over the next seven Thursdays, family films will be screened outdoors at Quincy Green. Showings will begin at dusk, which means start times will become earlier as summer wanes. Tonight’s feature is Encanto, and should start around 9:30. There …

Hancock’s campground has a new bathhouse, thanks to Michigan’s recreation passport program. Michigan’s recreation passport funds are obtained from Michigan residents when they purchase their vehicle license plate tabs each year. The purchase of a recreation passport for your car provides access to many state parks, recreation areas, state forests, …

Used and loose razor blades are common hazards throughout household bathrooms. And the difficult part is getting rid of used shaving blades safely. MTU’s Sustainability Demonstration House has set up a recycling box for old and used razor blades, at the Hancock city hall. The recycling program will also accept …

Drafty windows and doors, an out-of-commission steam boiler, and an energy-inefficient roof. Those are among the reasons the Calumet Theatre and village office complex are losing heat each winter. The energy study conducted by U.P. Engineers and Architects was presented to the Calumet village council last night.  The report did …

More than a year after a fire destroyed three buildings in Calumet’s historic downtown, environmental clean-up of the site has been completed. The blaze broke out on the evening of May 21, 2021. It leveled three buildings in the 100 block of Fifth Street, and left around 30 apartment-dwellers homeless. …

The Houghton city council will address what appears to be a light agenda at its meeting this evening. Council members will be asked to approve contractor payments for the ongoing sewer system upgrade, and a minor change to the city’s parking enforcement ordinance. To see the agenda and related documents, …

COVID-19 cases rose slightly in the Copper Country last week.  Updated figures released yesterday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services showed 122 new confirmed cases in Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Baraga Counties, 10 more than in the previous week. Baraga County was responsible for the increase, with …

Several Copper Country communities will receive federal help to fund sewage system improvements. The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the loans and grants yesterday. The North Houghton County Water and Sewage Authority will receive a $4,620,000 loan to repair and replace lines, and make the existing treatment …

A lot of small businesses start small, from the inside of a home garage, or a kitchen oven. Tonight at the MSU extension office, you can learn what it takes to sell food products to the public under Michigan Cottage Food Law. This workshop combines the business and food safety …