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Lansing, MI — The County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan honored Kenneth Rowe, commissioner of the Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC), with a Distinguished Service Award at CRA’s 2018 Annual Highway Conference in March. Rowe has been with HCRC since 2001. During his 17 years of service, Rowe has served as …

The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance is being recognized for their contribution to local education. KEDA was presented with the Area-Wide Educational Leadership Award at the Copper Country Association of School Boards’ awards dinner on Wednesday. KEDA has provided Skilled Trades Scholarships to a local senior from every high school in …

While Upper Peninsula residents are known to pay some of the highest power rates in the country, it comes as no surprise that alternative energy forums are growing in attendance. Residents met in L’Anse to learn more about wind turbines as the community is considering a large scale wind farm. …

HUBBELL – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has issued a warning for people to avoid activity along a 1,000 foot section of M-26 near the C&H Mineral Building in Hubbell. The building, owned by Silver Shore Enterprise, Inc., is located at 52986 M-26 on the north side of Hubbell, …

A program presented by Copper Country Awareness will give people an inside look at what it’s like to live with autism. Autism speaker Josh Stokes will present a program called “Looking Through the Puzzle” at the Franklin Square Inn in Houghton Friday morning. Josh will relate what it was like …

A local robotics team is celebrating a recent victory and have been named State Champions of the FIRST robotics competition. The Calumet Copperbots have claimed the state title and have brought home the blue banner from the state championship. The team is made up of seven members, mostly freshmen. That’s …

The tennis court at Terrace Park in Hancock will be rebuilt thanks to a grant from the Portage Health Foundation. The city of Hancock is receiving $20,000 toward the project, with the city contributing about $5,000 for the new courts as part of an overall plan to improve the park. …

The former Hancock High School on Quincy Street is being considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Review Board. The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government’s official list of properties deemed worthy of preservation because of their importance in …

The city of Hancock has narrowed down their search for a new City Manager to five candidates. The public is invited to attend the interviews of those candidates beginning at 9am on Saturday May 12th in the council chambers. A meet and greet will be held the evening of Friday, …

No charges are being sought following an incident at the Houghton County Airport on Tuesday. Around 11:40 p.m., troopers from the Calumet Post were called to the airport on report of a suspicious person. Airport personnel reported a 25 year-old Houghton woman had entered the airport and tried to access …