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Matter of Balance Class To Be Offered in Calumet

Do you have a fear of falling or have you fallen in the past? Fear of falling can be just as dangerous as falling itself. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in severe physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. Many older …

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Public Invited To Come See The MacNaughton Cup

The MacNaughton Cup is back home and you’ve got a chance to have your picture taken with it this afternoon. Members of the Michigan Tech hockey staff will have the MacNaughton Cup at Wadsworth Dining Hall today from 12-1 p.m. Tech students, faculty, staff and fans who attend will have …

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Marquette County Judge Solka To Retire

Another Upper Peninsula judge is calling it a career at the end of this year. Judge Thomas Solka, Chief Judge of the 25th Circuit and Marquette County Probate Courts announced that he will be retiring at the end of his current term of office in December. Solka currently serves the …

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Michigan's Graduation Rate Increases

Michigan’s statewide four year graduation rates were up for the 2014-2015 school year and dropout rates are trending down. That according to the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information. Michigan’s graduation rate last year was just under 80 percent, up 1.2 percent. And the dropout rate was 9.1 percent, …

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Legislation Introduced to Create an Active Shooter Alert

Legislation introduced in the Michigan House aims to keep people in the loop if there’s been a shooting in their area and the gunman is still on the loose. State Representative Brandt Iden, R-Kalamazoo, is behind the bill, which sets up something similar to an amber alert. He’s sponsoring the …

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Fifth Straight Week of Gas Price Increases In Michigan

The statewide average daily gas price increased six cents a gallon from the previous week, according to AAA Michigan. Michigan’s current average is $1.96 per gallon. That’s still 35 cents less than it was this time last year. But it’s also the fifth straight week of increases in the state. …

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