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School District Getting Upgrades

Residents in the Houghton—Portage Township School District are seeing the money raised from the recent bond proposal put to work. In the Houghton High School newsletter, School Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil listed the items that were completed over the summer. Among them were new lockers and benches in the Middle School …

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UPPCO Launches Smart Meter Program

Many Upper Peninsula Power Company customers will soon have smart meters installed to monitor energy usage in their homes. The company says UPPCO’s advanced metering solution utilizes new infrastructure, state-of-the-art technology and smart meters to modernize the power grid. The primary benefit of this new system is the ability to …

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Calumet Couple In Need After Fire Destroys Home

A home in Calumet was destroyed by a fire on Saturday, leaving a local couple in need. According to a post on the First Baptist Church’s Facebook page, the home belonging to Ed and Donna Parsons is a total loss. The fire started in the upstairs of the home Saturday …

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Estate Planning Presentation At Library

Edward Jones financial adviser John Nelson and Jacob Spear from the elder law firm Sturgul & Long will give a presentation on estate planning this week at the Portage Lake District Library. The presentation called “Preparing Your Estate Plan” will take place tomorrow at 6:30pm. Their discussion will focus on …

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Nordic Music Workshop Coming to Hancock on October 6

Copper Country residents and visitors are invited to a unique Nordic Music Workshop on Saturday, October 6 at 2 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center. Come to learn more about unusual and beautiful Nordic instruments like the hardingfele, the nyckelharpa, the theorbo, and some not so unusual and complimentary instruments like the …

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Documentary Filmmaker Byron Hurt Coming to Finlandia University

Finlandia University welcomes renowned documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt to the area for an event titled “Locker Room Talk or Toxic Masculinity?” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Finnish American Heritage Center. “Byron Hurt provides an opportunity for our campus to think critically about gender, class and racial stereotypes and how those stereotypes …

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Finland companies to visit Houghton for Bioproducts Summit and Tour

HOUGHTON, MI, USA (Sept 21, 2018) – The Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (MiFBI) and FinnZone will host multiple Finnish forestry and bioproducts companies October 16 to 19 in Houghton-Hancock for the upcoming Michigan-Finland Summit on Forest Bioproducts. The visit will also include meetings with FinnZone personnel, and tours of FinnZone-SmartZone …

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UP Psychologist Charged With 50 Felonies

Psychologist was charged after it was alleged he was giving patients Oxycodone, other drugs in exchange for sexual favors LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced his criminal division has charged psychologist Michael Wallace Varney, 61, of Caspian, with 50 felony counts on allegations he provided patients with oxycodone …

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