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An Upper Peninsula ski resort has recently gained some national recognition and been ranked among the top resorts on the continent.  USA Today placed Mt. Bohemia in the #2 spot of its top ten North American ski resorts. “They chose 19 resorts in the west and one in the east, …

Michigan Tech will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a week’s worth of activities. Director for the University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion Kellie Raffaelli said this will make the 30th year that Michigan Tech has celebrated this important week.  “It’s mostly important to recognize his …

GREEN BAY, WI – January 17, 2019 – Shopko (the “Company”), a leading operator of general merchandise stores throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S., announced today that its first-day motions to help facilitate continued operations while the Company operates under Chapter 11 protection were approved yesterday …

Washington – Congressman Jack Bergman announced today that he was nominated to serve on the House Armed Services Committee. Congressman Bergman served in the United States Marine Corps for 40 years, as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and most recently as Commander of Marine Forces North/Marine Forces Reserve. He retired in …

With the state senate set to begin meeting next week, newly-elected State Senator Ed McBroom knows there is a lot work to be done. The Republican from the town of Vulcan was sworn in last week with his wife and thirteen children in attendance.  “Since then, I’ve been busy getting …

Newly elected State Representative Greg Markkanen is eager to get to work on the issues he says were most important to the people who sent him to Lansing. The Hancock Republican was sworn in last week to the 110th District and then spent the day with his wife and children …

Finlandia University sends students every year to study in Tanzania but now a couple wants to bring back with them more than just their experience. Senior Logan Moore visited Tanzania last year along with his wife, Hannah Scott-Moore, who is a Finlandia alumna.  While they were there, they became attached …

With an average snowfall of 218 inches, the Houghton / Hancock area makes the for perfect winter playground.  Many come to ski and snowmobile, and for Michigan Tech students, it’s time to build something with it. Students at Michigan Tech returned to campus from the holiday break and wasted no …

Local officials are eyeing a redevelopment project that could lead to new housing in Lake Linden. The Houghton County Land Bank Authority will be applying for a demolition grant for the old Lakes Paint Supply site located in a residential neighborhood.  The property covers four parcels on Front Street between …

A public hearing will be held this month on the proposed permit for the permanent combustion of engineered plastic pellets at the L’Anse Warden Electric plant. The hearing is being held by the Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality at L’Anse Public Schools on January 23rd at …