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Gwinn, MI – Catherine Kroll, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) was honored as the 2015 Clinician of the Year at Michigan Primary Care Association’s (MPCA) annual conference. The award is given to honor a Michigan Health Center clinician who exemplifies leadership, dedication, and …

Michigan Tech looks to improve their physics facilities thanks to a generous gift. Elizabeth and Richard Henes see great potential in Michigan Tech’s physics department. Five years ago, a tech professor impressed them by using a mouse trap to demonstrate quantum mechanics. Jacek Borysow said, “There are only certain states, …

The Library in Houghton is once again a full-service restaurant and brew pub. For more than two weeks, you wouldn’t have been able to be served alcohol at the Library because the state temporarily suspended the establishment’s liquor license. The restaurant’s owner is Jim Cortrright, who is also co-owner of …

The best community college in the state is right here in the U.P. That’s according to the national website, Wallethub.com. The website recently ranked all of the community colleges in the nation.  Twenty-seven made the list from Michigan. And Gogebic Community College was 123rd in the country, putting it first among …

A Michigan House committee has approved a bill creating literacy benchmarks for students to reach by the end of third grade. If they don’t hit their mark they’re held back a grade. The legislation would require students who fall short to take intensive reading courses to bring them up to …

The state Senate is calling on the federal government to allow for special use permits for existing hunting camps in the Upper Peninsula’s Ottawa National Forest. Leases for land the hunting camps sit on are about to expire and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) wants that property vacated. But state …

The state would no longer keep an eye on the food being dished out at Michigan’s prisons, under bills aired before a House committee Thursday. The legislation cuts the state out of the prison kitchen inspection business and hands those duties off to county public health departments. The measures were …

A former Michigan Tech University student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The ill student is now living in another state and is being treated. Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is working with Michigan Tech to identify members of the MTU community who spent extensive time with the patient and …

Career FEST is going Heavy Duty. Steel industry reps were on hand Wednesday as Industry Days continue at Michigan Tech. Seven companies were represented from steel producers to supply manufactures, all looking to talk with the best and the brightest Tech has to offer. Machine Research Controls Engineer Shawn Fanello …

The Hancock City Council has approved a change to the face of the city. The front wall welcome sign will be adjusted to mark the start of the Copper Country National Byway. The council unanimously voted to approve the signage adding that it is a tasteful distinction for the city …