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Today – the sixth day of the ninth month – is 906 day. Yoopers will celebrate the telephone area code that has become one of the best-known identifiers of the Upper Peninsula. The 906 area code was installed on March 19th, 1961, and is the largest area code in Michigan. …

Families will have an opportunity to see where fruits and vegetables come from Sunday, during the third annual Farm Tour Keweenaw. The tour is organized by the Keweenaw Co-op and the Portage Lake District Library. It’s self-guided, and features nine growers, spread out from Rice Lake almost to Misery Bay. …

Many Michigan Tech students will be heading to Chassell Centennial Park for the annual K-Day celebration this afternoon. K-Day is designed to be both a fun afternoon, and an opportunity for students to meet representatives from student organizations. As many as 4,000 students are expected to enjoy food, music and …

Michigan Tech has released the logo for Winter Carnival 2020. The theme is “Discover What Shines from Prehistoric Times.” Winter Carnival will take place between February 5th and 8th.

Work continues to repair roads damaged in last summer’s Father’s Day Flood. Construction is scheduled to start today on M-26 at Forsman Road in the Mason area. M-26 will be reduced to one lane, controlled by flaggers or temporary stoplights. Forsman Road will be closed, with a detour posted. Houghton …

Ground will be broken for the newest Copper Country Habitat for Humanity project tonight.  A home will be built at 800 Champion Street in Houghton for Nikki Kaufman and her family. Much of the work will be performed by volunteers, including Kaufman herself. The goal is to have the exterior …

A Copper Country organization and a Marquette woman will be among those sharing the spotlight at the Governor’s Service Awards Ceremony tonight in Detroit. The organization is the Portage Health Foundation, which is being honored for its work in helping the Keweenaw recover from last year’s Father’s Day Flood. Through …

Updated results from the horse competitions at the Houghton County Fair have been released. See them here.

Finishing touches are being put on a massive trades training facility in Marquette. The Union Carpenters and Millwrights Skilled Training Center covers more than three-quarters of an acre. It will include areas for hands-on instruction, along with state-of-the-art classrooms. Brian Kerrigan of the Michigan Regional Council for Carpenters and Millwrights …

A meeting room in the Hancock Public Library is about to receive a dramatic update. A grant from the Hancock Public Schools Foundation will turn the room into a media lab that can be used by students, teachers, and library patrons. Phase one of the project will install a large …