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U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced that the Houghton County Memorial Airport has been awarded an $820,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to acquire new snow removal equipment to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods “Airports are a critical part of Michigan’s infrastructure,” said Senator …

The Calumet High School Drama Club has been awarded a grant of $2380 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded for young leaders working on projects that offer community engagement in the arts.  This summer the students will be presenting Vaudeville …

Seven new peregrine falcon chicks have nested in the Upper Peninsula, three at the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie and four at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. At the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) installed two nest boxes in 2012 – one each on the …

Michigan Tech students will be facing an average of 4.2 percent tuition increases for the fall.  Adjustments were made Monday after Governor Snyder signed the next fiscal year’s state budget bill.  As a result, Michigan Technological University’ has adjusted tuition rates complies with the tuition increase caps the state has …

The Hancock Canal run is just over two weeks away, and organizers are looking for help. Coordinator Angela Luskin from UP Health System-Portage says the event usually includes more than 800 runners and walkers, and requires about 150 volunteers. They need about 70 more people to sign on to assist. Luskin …

John Saatio is back in the United States.  Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean says that Saatio is currently being held at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. According to court records, Saatio was booked at the jail on Saturday. Officials are currently making plans to bring Saatio back to Houghton. …

Two women arrested for attempting to pass drugs to an inmate in the Houghton County Jail were sentenced at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon.  Both pled guilty last month to Attempted Delivery of a Controlled Substance, punishable by up to three and one-half years in prison. Jamie Pauline Ekdahl, 29, of …

A lot of people are anxious for the upcoming long holiday weekend. Triple-A predicts that one point four million Michiganders will be traveling during the July Fourth weekend. That’s up slightly from last year–and the highest total in more than a decade. About 85 percent of travelers will do so …

If you are planning to vote in this year’s August Primary, deadlines are fast approaching.  If you are not registered to vote, you have just over a week, next Tuesday, July 5th, to go to the Secretary of State office of to your county clerk. Those wising an absentee ballot …

After escaping from authorities on two separate occasions, U.S. fugitive John Wesley Saatio won’t have a third chance to run free in Costa Rica. According to the Tico Times, Costa Rican Security Minister Gustavo Mata announced that Saatio was to be extradited Saturday when authorities put him on a commercial flight out …