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The MTEC SmartZone has hired a new Development and Marketing Manager. Amanda Jackson is a Calumet native, with a degree in Graphic Communications from Northern Michigan University, and more than 14 years’ experience in marketing and grant writing in various fields. Here is the release from the MTEC SmartZone: HOUGHTON, …

The Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center will begin its summer operating hours today. The center will be open weekdays from 9:00 until 5:00 Central Daylight Time.  Located in Watersmeet, the center provides information about the local area and recreation opportunities, along with educational exhibits, a small reading library, and an …

The Covid pandemic put a lot of things into perspective for educators, including the need for a sustainable local food supply, and the rising cost of food. The Western UP Planning and Development Region saw the need. And the organization is partnering with local schools, farmers and an organization called …

Two Houghton County residents have been arrested on drug charges. Officials with the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team say the pair was taken into custody Wednesday, after a two-week investigation. They are identified as a 22-year-old Calumet woman, and a 38-year-old Lake Linden man. UPSET detectives had developed information that …

A planned public hearing by the Portage Township Planning Commission regarding plans to base a seaplane business at the former Onagaming Yacht Club was postponed last night. Illness threatened the commission’s quorum. The proposal has generated opposition from some residents, who have voiced concerns about noise and disruption to wildlife …

The Porcupine Mountains Music Festival has filled out the line-up for its return in August. Late additions to the list of performers include Copper Country native Erik Koskinen, perennial favorite Charlie Parr, along with funky bluegrass band Armchair Boogie, slide-guitar wizard Luke Winslow-King, “folk-rock diva” Lilli Lewis and Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter …

Spring Cleanup in the Village of Calumet will begin tomorrow. Through Memorial Day, residents may place leaves and branches at the curb for pickup by the village crew. Leaves must be bagged or covered, to keep them from blowing into the street. Branches should be cut to four feet or …

The grave of a Civil War soldier will get a long-overdue tribute today. Sgt. Hiram H. White According to Trout Creek American Legion Post 494, Hiram H. White was born in 1846 in Pennsylvania. He joined the 25th United States Colored Troop, which was formed in Pennsylvania in 1863, and …

Recent concerns about high water levels in Lake Superior are fading… Lake Superior is currently very near its long-term average, and is forecast to remain near average, or slightly below average over the next six months. That’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District Watershed Hydrology Section Chief Keith Kompoltowicz, …

Yoopers for Ukraine is hosting a night of cinema and art at the Rozsa Center on Michigan Tech’s campus next week. Organizers hope the benefit event can raise funds for a chaplain on the front line.  His team lost their emergency vehicle. The proceeds will also pay for med-packs for …