HOUGHTON, Mich. – When choosing a healthcare provider for yourself or your family, finding the right match is really important. Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is hosting a free Aspiring Women event to help match families with the right healthcare provider. Women are invited to take part in the match.doc …
Read More »19th Annual Design Expo Thursday At Michigan Tech
Over 100 real-world undergraduate student projects will be on display Thursday at the 19th annual Design Expo at Michigan Tech. The event is free and open to the public and will be held from 8am to 4pm in the Memorial Union Ballroom on the university’s campus. Huskies enrolled in Michigan …
Read More »Laurium Boy Scout Earns Eagle Badge
The Copper Country’s latest Eagle Scout is Patrick J. Sullivan of Laurium. Hancock Boy Scout Troop 207 promoted Sullivan at a special ceremony on Saturday at Calumet High School. His Eagle Scout project was a way to retire of US Flags that are worn and tattered in the communities of …
Read More »New Director of Marketing and Communications Joins MTEC SmartZone
The following press release was issued by the MTEC Smartzone: HOUGHTON, MI –April –, 2019 – MTEC SmartZone (SmartZone) today announced that Chelsea Goodreau has joined its team as Director of Marketing and Communications. Chelsea has a degree in Business with an emphasis in Marketing and brings hands on experience …
Read More »L’Anse Township To Vote On Wind Turbines
Voters in L’Anse Township will be asked to decide the fate of a zoning ordinance referendum that will pave the way for a wind turbine project. The amendment is regarding wind energy conservation systems and is on the May 7th ballot. The Friends of the Huron Mountains and the KBIC …
Read More »Copperbots Come Home
Calumet High School’s robotics team is back home after competing in the FIRST Robotics State Championship. The defending champion Copperbots had their run halted in the qualifying round but put up a good fight. Their robot was tasked with crossing obstacles and carrying and stacking cubes in mock cargo rockets …
Read More »Department of Natural Resources names Shannon Hanna deputy director
The following press release was issued by the MDNR: Photo credit: MDNR Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger has announced that Shannon Hanna has been named natural resources deputy for the agency, an appointment that will take effect following the May 31 retirement of Bill O’Neill, the department’s …
Read More »May 4th is Free Comic Book Day at Black Ice Comics
The following press release was issued by Black Ice Comics: Worldwide Free Comic Book Day Comes to Houghton, MI with Comics for All! Black Ice Comics in Houghton, MI is one of the thousands of comic book shops around the world celebrating the largest event in the comic book industry …
Read More »Drug Arrests By UPSET In Marquette County
Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team made a pair of arrests this week on unrelated drug cases. The first happened Wednesday when UPSET arrested a 29-year-old man from Big Bay for allegedly selling crystal meth and heroin. After several weeks of investigation, detectives arrested the suspect on Washington …
Read More »Local Veteran Releases Song Honoring Fallen Friend
It took over 10 years for a local veteran to bring himself to record a song written shortly after the death of his close friend while serving in Iraq. Houghton High School teacher Jeff Hauswirth was taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedon in 2006 when fellow combat medic Jaime Jaenke …
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