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As the temperatures cool down and the leaves begin to change…the new festival to celebrate this special time of year gets underway. Today is the first day of Festival Ruska…presented by Finlandia University and the Finnish-American Heritage Center. Center Director Jim Kurtti explains the meaning of Ruska. Activities are planned …

Aspirus Upper Peninsula Regional CEO Chuck Nelson has been named among “50 rural hospital CEOs to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Becker’s Hospital Review is the health care industry’s leading publication of cutting-edge topics geared toward an audience of 18,500 high-level hospital leaders. According to Becker’s, its list recognizes 50 …

The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) will update the community on its efforts to help the people of Houghton County save energy at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, at the Great Lakes Research Center on the Michigan Tech campus. HEET aims to reduce the area’s utility bills and compete for …

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Ontonagon River (Ontonagon and Houghton Counties) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom.  Applications will be conducted on or about Sept. 22- Oct. 1, 2015 in accordance with State of Michigan permits.  Applications will be complete …

Michigan motorists will find higher prices at the gas pump this week, after four weeks of decline. A new AAA Michigan survey pegs the statewide average weekly gas price at $2.34 per gallon, or seven cents more than last week. However, that’s a $1.03 less than this same time last …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for a black bear in Clare County after it attacked a hunter Thursday. The man told the DNR he was hunting for porcupines in Greenwood Township Thursday night when he was attacked. He says he used a hunting knife to fight …

Legislation is moving through the Michigan legislature designed to help disabled veterans with service dogs avoid problems when entering a business. State Representative Tom Barrett says the bills aim to provide disabled vets with identification, tags and a patch for their dog’s vest. He says the dogs help vets that …

Some state lawmakers don’t want a federal study on the environmental impact of outdoor grills. A resolution is headed to the state Senate that would urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to call off a study on barbecues and grills. Senate Republican Phil Pavlov, is sponsoring the resolution. He says …

You couldn’t fly a drone around police officers, firefighters or the military under legislation introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Kurt Heise is sponsoring the bills and wants to be proactive as more people begin using drones recreationally. He fears, in the not-so-distant future, someone could use a drone …

The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver who was involved in a rollover accident. A Deputy was dispatched to a single vehicle rollover accident on M38 near Cherry Ln. in Ontonagon Township. A vehicle was found on the scene with extensive damage. There were no occupants in or …