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A group of Michigan Tech students are testing ideas involving sustainability. The 4 roommates are renting a house that was donated to the university by a prominent Houghton County family in the 1990s and they are converting it to a fully functional eco-friendly home for the purpose of teaching others …

CALUMET, Mich. – Calumet students and Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital are partnering once again for the Jersey Fund in support of local cancer care. The Jersey Fund is a collaborative effort to help bring extra comfort to oncology patients during their care. Funds are raised through student-organized activities and jersey silent auctions …

It’s unofficially a world record! Students from Michigan Tech’s Undergraduate Student Government rallied the community and other students to come together Saturday to try and break the Guinness World Record for the most snowmen built in one hour. More than 1,500 people showed up to Sherman Field in Houghton and …

Applications are being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for the 2018 spring, summer and fall and 2019 winter residencies. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique northern wilderness setting of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Located in Michigan’s Upper …

Finlandia University’s chapter of Business Professionals of America is hosting Business Professionals of America Day on Wednesday, February 14 with a full day of activities for Upper Peninsula high school and college students. “Our entire chapter is looking forward to this inaugural event, and I’m proud of them for putting …

As jail overcrowding is still an issue of concern for Houghton County, plans are in the works to add more cell space to the facility. Residents of the county will vote later this year on a proposal to expand the county jail. The current facility was built over 50 years …

Progress continues on cleanup work at the site of last Saturday’s accident and fuel release at the Sturgeon River Bridge on US 41 south of Chassell. Again today there will be dump trucks coming in and out of the area, removing impacted soil and bringing in clean fill material. In …

From Michigan Tech Communications: The winners have been announced in the Snow Statue Competition at Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival. This year’s theme is “Myths and Tales of the Past in Our Frigid Forecast.” Judging took place early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s all-nighter. Download a map of all statue locations …

The winners have been announced in the Snow Statue Competition at Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival. This year’s theme is “Myths and Tales of the Past in Our Frigid Forecast.” Judging took place early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s all-nighter. For the second time in the past three years, Tau Kappa …

The Portage Lake District Library will host two training sessions that will show library cardholders how to use Mango Languages. Mango is a premier online language learning resource that teaches people practical conversation skills for real life communication. Mango offers courses in more than seventy languages at beginner, intermediate, and …