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HOUGHTON, Michigan, October 11, 2018—Dillon Geshel, director of the Portage Lake District Library, has been awarded the Up and Comer Award for 2018 from the Michigan Library Association (MLA). Geshel will accept the award at the MLA Annual Conference in Novi, Michigan next week. The MLA’s Up and Comer Award …

Innovators and entrepreneurs from across the country will gather at Michigan Technological University to share their views about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and discuss how they think it will change our work, communities, organizations and economy. They also will share how they believe Michigan Tech can best prepare graduates to …

The water system in Baraga is one of 50 in the state to receive a national fluoridation quality award. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Oral Health Unit is recognizing these public water systems for being awarded the Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease …

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — Derrick “Bam” Samuels was sentenced to 20 years in prison following multiple federal drug convictions for his involvement in distributing heroin in the Gwinn, Michigan area from 2008 until the spring of 2017. Samuels had two prior felony drug convictions and was determined to be a “career …

More than 700 students will visit Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center next week. The 7th Annual Lake Superior Water Festival takes place Wednesday, October 17th and includes students in grades 4-12 from ten schools in Houghton, Baraga, and Gogebic Counties. Students from the following schools will be participating: Baraga …

HANCOCK–The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country (LWVCC) and the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce are convening a Candidate Forum to be held for State Senate 38th District, State Representative 110th District,  Houghton County Commissioners in District 2, District 3, District 4 and District 5 (those in contested races) …

The modernization of the Soo Locks is set to be fully funded after the Senate passed the legislation Wednesday. US Senator Debbie Stabenow’s bipartisan bill calls for nearly $1 billion to construct another Poe-sized lock, as part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. Earlier this year, Senator Stabenow …

Keweenaw area leaders and residents got some answers yesterday to long time questions regarding the future of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. After three years of uncertainty, the resort was sold recently and its new owner presented his plans for the establishment at the monthly One Million Cups meeting. KML Owner …

The Houghton Police Department is getting high praise from the state for its performance in a recent audit. City Clerk Ann Vollrath read a letter to the City Council Wednesday from the Department of State Police. The department had conducted a Law Enforcement Information Network audit of the Houghton Police …

Back to square one–that’s how local officials are describing the effect of this week’s rains on certain areas that were under repair from the June 17th flood. Two to four inches of rain fell Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing flooding in several areas in Houghton County. Canal Road, M-26 in …