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  Washington Monthly magazine’s newly released College Guide ranked Michigan Technological University 7th in the nation for its ROTC program and 15th for faculty receiving significant research grants.  The magazine’s latest rankings also placed Michigan Tech in the top 25 percent of all national universities and the top 18 percent for …

The National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916. At the time, there were 35 national parks and monuments to look after—national parks and monuments had already been created at Yellowstone, Yosemite, and many other spectacular places—but they weren’t united under a single banner until Congress established the NPS …

For the 64th year, the Houghton County Fair will offer one last hurrah for the summer. The fair opens at 3pm today and visitors can expect the usual highlights and attractions, but Fair Board Member Bonnie DeCaire-Jones says there will be even more of them. Though there won’t be any …

The city of Houghton is in the process of updating its charter. A commission reviewed the current charter beginning in 2012 and found 22 items that needed to be updated. The charter was written in the 1960’s. Not all of the amendments can be changed at once…so the city selected …

Houghton has a new city attorney. The city council voted at Wednesday’s regular meeting to appoint Calumet native James Cone to the position. Cone replaces long-time serving city attorney David Mechlin of Vairo Mechlin Tomasi. Mechlin has been handling legal issues for Houghton for 22 years. City Manager Eric Waara …

Despite billions of dollars being spent by automakers to add advanced technology in their new vehicles, a new J-D Power and Associates study shows much of that technology going unused. The study surveyed 4,200 new vehicle owners and lessees. It found that just one of five owners has never used …

As an estimated one million Michigan citizens begin drafting their fantasy football teams, a state senator is pushing legislation to ensure the game stays legal in the state. While fantasy sports betting is not illegal in Michigan, Senator Curtis Hertel says it falls in a gray area of law. Betting …

A small group of people gathered in front of U.S. Senator Gary Peters downtown Lansing office Wednesday in hopes of convincing him to back the Iran nuclear deal. He’s one of a handful of Democratic U.S. Senators on the fence. Rabi Michael Zimmerman says the deal is essential for world …

Two vacant teaching jobs – one month goes by – and not a single person applies. That’s the reality facing Upper Peninsula school superintendents and it’s only going to get worse. Lou Steigerwald, superintendent of Norway-Vulcan Area Schools, surveyed other U.P. superintendents and found most expect to lose 25 percent …

A public policy survey of local leaders across Michigan shows less than half feel the state is headed in the right direction. Tom Ivacko, program coordinator at the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan, which conducted the survey says – surprisingly – Republicans led …