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Houghton County Commissioner Scott Ala is being asked to resign from the county board. A resolution to send a letter requesting his resignation was approved by the Board of Commissioners at a special meeting Thursday. The meeting was called to determine the residency of Ala after it was established that …

The Pine Mountain Music Festival, now in its 28th year, presents a season that adheres closely to the classical roots of its founder, Laura Jean Deming of the Chicago Lyric Opera, by presenting Bizet’s Carmen at the Rozsa Center for the Arts at Michigan Tech, June 28 and 30. There …

After two weekend cleanup efforts, the Copper Harbor Trails Club is expecting a record turn out this year for the upcoming Experience the Keweenaw celebration set to take place this weekend. “The Copper Harbor Trails Club is partnering with the Portage Health Foundation and a number of other community organizations …

The Upper Peninsula is home to one of the three new water parks to open up this Memorial Day weekend at a state park. The Water Warrior Island is located at Van Riper State Park on Lake Michigamme in Champion. The floating inflatable playground features 20 foot water slides, rock …

The Rental Housing Board in the city of Houghton continues to scrutinize applications for new rental licenses. The latest request that was denied was for 106 West Douglass Avenue. Neighboring residents voiced their opposition to the license application after years of dealing with problems from renters under the previous owner. …

ONTONAGON—The Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (Ontonagon REA) has announced a new, long-term wholesale power supply agreement with Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) that begins next year and will reduce the UP Cooperative’s future power supply costs. These cost reductions may allow Ontonagon REA to consider future retail rate reductions and/or …

There will not be an investigation into Hancock Councilman Ted Belej’s residency at this time. Fellow Councilman John Haeussler questioned whether Belej actually lived in the city at their regular meeting last week. Haeussler contends that Belej should not be allowed to continue serving on the city council if he …

The Houghton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a hit and run accident Tuesday. The accident happened around 2:30pm on Sharon Avenue in Houghton. The suspect vehicle rear-ended a gold sedan as it was turning into the Sharon Center then left the …

The Friends of the Calumet Public Library are collecting books at the library for their Annual Used Book Sale. The sale takes place June 22nd and 23rd and they are asking for gently used books and DVD’s. Those donated item will be sold with the proceeds going to support programs …

Finlandia University is proud to announce that Dr. William Knoblauchand Dr. Richard Geehave been granted tenure status. “These two professors exemplify much of what makes Finlandia distinct,” said Dr. Fredi de Yampert, Vice President for Academic Affairs. “They care deeply about our students, are passionate about their subject matter and have a proven …