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For decades, everyone knew what the Friday before graduation at Michigan Tech meant for Houghton and Hancock bars. During a pandemic, Senior Walk is far less certain. Houghton Police Chief says his department is preparing for a quiet edition of the rowdy tradition. It was very crowded at one time. …

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has announced that former Ontonagon and Dickinson County priest Gary Jacobs has pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges in four cases. He has a hearing for a fifth on May 3rd. Jacobs served in the Catholic Church in the Western Upper Peninsula in the …

Hancock Central High School’s Austin Salani and Calumet’s Dean Loukus are both on Team Michigan Seniors in the prestigious National Invitational Tournament this weekend. The annual event is a great opportunity for players to be scouted by all levels of professional and amateur hockey if they intend to continue their …

After Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting, the group held a budget workshop. City Manager Mary Babcock said one of the major expenses that will occur over the next five years is replacing the aging vehicle fleet. She is proposing buying two new trucks in the coming months. When we’re talking …

The Minneapolis Police Department has navigated a turbulent stretch under the guidance of a Finlandia University graduate. Chief Medaria Arradondo has a criminal justice degree from what was then Suomi College in the late 1980’s. Arradondo explained how that came to be in an interview with Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. I …

Houghton High School students got to enjoy the outdoors Thursday morning, while learning about local history and cleaning up the environment. It was the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day in collaboration with Joan Chadde from Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center. Not everyone knows what Huron Creek is. There …

Beginning Friday at 6 AM, the Michigan Department of Transportation will ease weight restrictions for trucking over most of the Upper Peninsula. The dividing line starts at US2/US 141 at the Menominee River Bridge near Iron Mountain. It follows US 2 east to Rapid River and runs north on US-41 …

UP Health System – Portage is expanding its community events back towards normal, including the Sisu Shuffle 5k this Saturday. Angela Luskin says that preregistration is a requirement this year, and more information can be found here. Luskin says that fun is the name of the game. Whether you are …

At Tuesday’s Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education meeting, members were updated on renovations being planned for the Career and Technical Education Center’s Automotive Lab. Work will start at the end of this school year in June. The cement floor is going to be replaced and new equipment …

Inflation is starting to delay construction projects in the area. Hancock City Council altered the purchase agreement for 201 E. Franklin St., the former site of Neil’s Taxi Service, at Wednesday’s meeting. Developer Andrew Lahti bought the lot earlier this year and had originally hoped to have a rental property …