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Houghton County replaced 400 light bulbs thanks to an energy efficiency program with UPPCO. Yesterday upper technicians worked in the Houghton County Courthouse to replace the building’s mercury vapor lightbulbs, with new LED fluorescent bulbs. County administrator Ben Larsen additionally shared that the program the county used to upgrade to …

Winter parking rules will start to take effect around the copper country at midnight tonight. Many municipalities in the region will require vehicles to move off of the street between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. so that plow truck drivers can clear roads of snow. Please check with your municipality …

Michigan Tech’s J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanna Opie Library earns recognition for excellence in customer service. The VPOL’s employees have been awarded the 2023 Citations of Excellence for exemplary customer service from the State Librarian. The award is given out each year by the Library of Michigan …

With the snow now on the ground, local non-profits and community groups are preparing to give away winter clothing in the copper country. Coming up soon the Grace Luther church of South Range will plan to host its annual winter clothing giveaway. Organizers are asking the community for donated items, …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region has partnered with Western Upper Peninsula schools to provide fresh healthy food to local students. WUPPDR will work with the Copper Country Intermediate School District and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District over the next two years to implement the Farm to School …

Seeing the local high school teams out on the ice with their jerseys can make anyone wish for the days they were on the ice. A local hockey pro shop intends to work with some of the local districts to offer replica jerseys for the Houghton Gremlins, Hancock Bulldogs, Jeffers …

A current Kent County Assistant Prosecutor will become the new Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney. Dan Helmer’s appointment to the post was announced today by 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit, who was responsible for making the selection. Helmer has been an Assistant Prosecutor in Kent County since graduating from the …

The Keweenaw Peninsula’s winter has come through the region for the first time this season. Over the weekend, areas of the western Upper Peninsula saw a small dusting of snow, before today’s winter weather. A winter weather advisory has been placed on the region starting at 6 pm tonight and …

The Young Americans for Freedom group at Michigan Technological University will hold the group’s first military care package program starting today. Over the coming days, the Young Americans for Freedom at MTU at collect items and care packages from the community to send to military service members deployed overseas. Those …

A college student at the University of Michigan, hailing from Hancock, has earned a scholarship from the Coast Guard Foundation. Aubrey Swain, of Hancock, is one of 187 students in the country receiving a scholarship award from the non-profit foundation for 2023. Swain attends college at the University of Michigan …