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The floods that devastated the Copper Country last summer caused million of dollars worth of damage—but what would it cost to keep an event like that from happening again? The Carnegie Museum’s Father’s Day Flood series will present Dr. Melanie Kueber Watkins tonight at 7pm.  She will speak on “Being …

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly may be best known for serving their free holiday dinners to area seniors who would otherwise be alone on the holiday, but they also provide services to their elderly friends throughout the year.  They help provide medical transportation and firewood to heat people’s homes, …

More than 100 Finlandia students used a day off of school to make a difference in their community as they spent the day performing various volunteer duties throughout the Copper Country. Now in its fourth year, the University refers to “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- a day of service” as …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) announces that the 2018-2019 high school scholarships are now available. PHF will award one (1) $500 scholarship to a graduating senior from each school in the four-county community. The scholarship is a one-time award to support students with educational costs at a post-secondary …

The coldest weekend so far this winter may have prevented a few fisherman from making their way to Chassell Bay Saturday morning, but several toughed out the frigid temperatures and competed in an annual ice fishing tournament, held by Michigan Tech’s Fishing Club. They say a bad day of fishing …

The Finnish-American mid-winter celebration of Heikinpäivä is in full swing.  Enrichment classes continue today with two workshops at the Finnish American Heritage Center. “It’s povatica and I have to confess–I’m the least qualified cook in the room so I really don’t know much about what these are (baked good), but …

After three years of marching, those who took part in Saturday’s Sister March say the message remains the same—equality. The 3rd annual event was held once again in conjunction with the national Women’s’ March, with similar Sister Marches held across the country.  A group of about 80 people—men and women—gathered …

In their continuing effort to promote safety and enforce sound and alcohol laws, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers conducted group snowmobile patrols recently in Houghton and Ontonagon counties. “We conduct several of these patrols each winter, which allow us opportunities to remind snowmobilers about important safety messages, enforce …

Two snowmobilers are dead after a head-on collision in Gogebic County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post, along with Deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, were dispatched to the accident Friday around 7:12pm.  The accident happened on Lake Gogebic near the Lake Gogebic State Park, about 500 …

The fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Finlandia University will get started Sunday night at 5 p.m. with a brief worship service, continue with the annual day of service and community meal Monday, and conclude on Thursday with the film “When We Were Kings.” On Sunday as …