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With spring finally here, the city of Houghton is getting ready for summer. City Manager Eric Waara gave an update to the City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday on the progress the Public Works Department has been made in what he called getting “flipped” for summer weather. The last …

The 101 Years of Finnish Music concert is taking their show on the road. Supported by a sponsorship by Finlandia Foundation National…the next concert will be at the Finnish Center Association Cultural Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan Friday night. The concert is a musical journey through Finland’s Independence. Musicians Pasi …

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Your passions shouldn’t cause you pain. That’s what the area’s most comprehensive orthopedic team will share with the community during Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Bone and Joint Solutions event in Houghton on Monday, June 4. The Bone and Joint Solutions event is free and takes place at 5:30 p.m. …

As this year’s open-water fishing season gets under way, anglers trying their luck on Michigan lakes, rivers and Great Lakes ports can expect to see Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff out and about collecting key data about those experiences. DNR creel clerks are stationed at boat launches and piers …

A Keweenaw Peninsula environmental outreach program is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this week. K-12 students are invited to attend and take part in several hands on activities on the campus of Michigan Tech. Founded in 2008, the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative works with K-12 students in area schools to …

In order to keep the public informed about a statewide effort to inventory and classify state forest roads in the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a series of meetings during the week of May 14. The meetings will give area residents the opportunity to share …

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that work on the remaining Consumers Energy cables was completed, Tuesday, and that the multi-agency response on the Straits of Mackinac has concluded. Crews contracted by Consumers Energy capped the remaining two retired cables, which featured no free flowing fluid, and returned …

The Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools millage renewal passed during Tuesday’s special election with overwhelming support. Nearly 74 percent of the 255 votes cast were in favor of renewing the millage rate at 18 mills for five years. The millage will generate roughly $1,050,000 annually for the school’s operating expenses.

The vehicle belonging to a Hancock man who went missing last November has been found. The body of 38-year-old Duane Kangas was found in the Portage Canal ten days ago. Authorities pulled his black 1996 Olds Bravada from the canal Tuesday afternoon. The results from an autopsy on Kangas’s body …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Mark and Katya Gordon, their daughters, and the crew of their custom built 40 ft. steel sailboat, the Amicus II, for an evening learning about climate change on Lake Superior. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. The …