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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that Nelligan Lake Road in Baraga County will be closed for roughly three weeks for road improvements. “The closure will go into effect Oct. 2 and is scheduled to be lifted Oct. 20,” said Doug Barry, DNR unit supervisor at Craig Lake …

Festival Ruska is back for 2017! This annual fall festival, which is scheduled for September 27-30, is hosted by Finlandia University to celebrate the Keweenaw Peninsula’s Finnish roots through incredible cultural activities. In the Copper Country, much like in Finland, September ends with an explosion of color in the forests. …

Hundreds of companies are set to compete for the latest Michigan Tech graduates at tomorrow’s Fall Career Fair. With 340 companies registered already, Career Services Director Steve Patchin is calling it “the third largest career fair in Michigan Tech history.” Not all of the companies will be looking for engineers. …

Tomorrow the much-anticipated Mobile Food Pantry will take place in the parking lot of Baraga High School. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Mobile Pantry will contain a variety of foods, including fresh produce. Clients will not have to show identification or proof of income to receive food; …

No doubt elections are important and you can’t vote if you’re not registered. To encourage people to register, a voter registration drive is being held today on the campus of Michigan Tech, part of National Voter Registration Day. The event brings together over 2,500 partners nationwide with the goal of …

Students and staff at Hancock Schools continue to mourn the loss of a high school senior who passed away following a swimming accident on Saturday. 17-year-old Jimmy Bell was pulled unconscious from the Portage Canal at the docks on East Lakeshore Drive where bystanders began to give him CPR. Emergency …

The Houghton Police Department says they are investigating they are describing as a “drowning accident” that happened on Saturday shortly after 3pm. Officers were called to the docks on East Lakeshore Drive for a 17-year-old unconscious male. Bystanders began CPR. Officers from the Houghton Police Department, Michigan State Police, Michigan …

Young children are invited to celebrate French Canadian Heritage Week during Storytime on Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28, at 10:15 a.m. and on Saturday, September 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the Portage Lake District Library. Kids will take an imaginary journey from France to Canada, clap their hands …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation and Dial Help Community Support & Outreach Center are pleased to offer the four-county community middle school students with an opportunity to participate in the Crave 21 Challenge presented by Rise Together. This event is in an effort to collaborate and work preventatively to …

The effort continues to erect a memorial engraved with the names of those who died in the Italian Hall tragedy in 1913. Families of striking workers gathered on Christmas Eve at the hall when a false shout of fire caused a stampede, leading to the deaths of 73 people. When …