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Houghton’s business community gets the chance to introduce itself to Michigan Tech freshmen on Saturday in an event called “an Afternoon on the Town.” There is a virtual option, featuring 45 establishments. Molly Fitzgerald from the University’s Student Leadership and Involvement Office says students registered for the in-person tour will …

Since July 1st, 2021, 42 medical care facilities have shut down across the state. In home care from family was slashed to 56 hours a week, and medicare reimbursement is capped at 45%. Lawmakers had two years to contemplate the effects the auto insurance law change by Public Acts 21 …

The United States Coast Guard was called out to Manitou Island after a sailboat’s rudder became stuck on the lake bed Thursday. Initially, an attempt was made to tow the 30-foot vessel, but the weather made that too risky of an endeavor. Spokesman Jacob Lovell says it was resecured and …

Early Wednesday morning, the Ontonagon Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a missing boat. The watercraft had been tied up at Hamilton’s Marina on the Ontonagon River the prior evening. A notice went out to be on the lookout for the vessel, and it was discovered Thursday washed ashore near …

Kayden Pragacz has been located after returning home to his parents, according to Michigan State Police. ************************************************************* A teen is missing in Ontonagon Towpship. Michigan State Police are asking for information or assistance in locating 16 year old Kayden Pragacz. Pragacz was last seen around 7 pm last night about …

Some good news on the COVID-19 front, as cases in Houghton County were significantly lower in the most recent reporting period. For the seven days ending on August 25, only 37 cases were recorded. That compares to 50 from the week prior. The positivity rate also fell, down to 6.67%. …

Calumet’s Village Council completed its Zoom interview round on Wednesday, with four candidates participating in total. You can read about the first night here. The second evening featured a local candidate who has asked to remain anonymous for the time being. The other interviewee was a masters student from Central …

Aspirus Keweenaw says the Regeneron antibody treatment continues to show effectiveness against COVID-19, including a recent set of cases at Canal View – Houghton County. The therapy has been offered since November 2020 by Asprirus Health across its network of hospitals and clinics. Director of Pharmacy Jessica Bessner says patients …

L’Anse school teachers joined Vern Hazard over the last two days for a training session. Faculty learned from Hazard the importance to building relationships with students and the positive effects they can have. Darren Koskuhl said that being present is the most important thing for both at work and home. …

The trip between Eagle River and Copper Harbor is going to have a traffic snarl for at least a year. The Michigan Department of Transportation has closed the east lane of M-26 as it passes over the Silver River in northern Keweenaw County. Spokesman James Lake says the historic stone …