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The Portage Lake District Library will host the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division for “Conversations and Coffee” with the public on Thursday, April 12, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. George Madison, Fisheries Manager for the Western Lake Superior Management Unit, will discuss fish management topics that are pertinent …

Michigan Tech’s Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology will once again host local high school students as part of National Biomechanics Day. On Wednesday, students from Houghton High School will engage in biomechanics-related lab activities lead by KIP assistant professors Steve Elmer and Tejin Yoon. The groups will rotate around …

Hancock Public School Board officials are working to keep their JROTC program in operation. The board is currently reviewing funding options before taking a vote on the matter. “To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens” is the motto of the U.S. Army’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program that …

Those calling attention to the gender wage gap will be gathering today on the campus of Michigan Tech. In recognition of Equal Pay Day, the Copper Country League of Women Voters and other supporters will host a “Red Out” near the Husky statue from 11:30am to 12:30pm. They will be …

The man arrested in connection with an UPSET drug bust in Houghton County has been arraigned. Shawn Peterson of Houghton was arraigned in 97th District Court on three counts of delivery or manufacture of marijuana. He was lodged at the Houghton County Jail on a $30,000 bond. Peterson was arrested …

The Portage Lake District Library invites everyone to visit the library and celebrate National Library Week from April 9 – April 14. Programs that will be offered throughout the week are as follows: Monday, April 9 Baby and Me Storytime, 10:15 a.m. The library is launching its first ever storytime …

Adams Township students are gaining some real world experience with the district’s newest addition to its vocational program.  The school district recently added three new programs, the most recent being it’s Culinary Arts Program.   “We are making bagels and pancakes. We’ll eat it after we bake it and everything,” said …

Despite winter’s grip lasting well into April this year, the warmth of spring and summer will eventually be making a return to Upper Michigan.  With the arrival of the new seasons, come the threats from spring and summertime severe weather. As another severe weather season approaches, Governor Rick Snyder has declared …

The fifth year of the Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative has been funded and is now underway. The Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI) was begun by the State of Michigan in 2014 as a means to encourage regional collaboration of organizations in a time of dwindling resources, overlapping goals, and competing …

Congressman Jack Bergman is running for re-election to the U.S. House.  Bergman officially joins the race against Democratic candidate, Matt Morgan, who is an Iraqi war Veteran.  His office release the following statement on Friday: Jack Bergman Officially Files to Run for Re-Election to Congress in Michigan’s First District Lansing – …