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A measure that would change the way teachers and school administrators are evaluated in Michigan may finally move out of a House committee this fall. The bill has already passed the Senate but has seemingly stalled in a House committee where it’s been picked through over several hearings. State Representative …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a vehicle believed to have been involved in a hit and run with a pedestrian. The incident happened Thursday on Paradise Road around 6:30pm. A 37-year-old Chassell man was struck by an unknown vehicle that was traveling northbound on Paradise Road. The …

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is awarding a state transportation economic development grant that will support the creation of 31 new jobs in Keweenaw County. A Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grant for $136,911 will leverage $1.58 million in private investment, at a private/public ratio of better …

As hard to believe as it might be, black bears see a bird feeder as a food source. Bird feeders, garbage cans and barbeque grills all are bear attractants that humans can control. Bears are more noticeable to people right now, as young bears are establishing their own territories. Bears …

Veterans often have to jump through hoops to get the benefits they are entitled to. To help them with those hurdles, Congressman Dan Benishek hosted a Veterans Assistance Fair in Houghton Thursday. This is the second of two fairs held in the Upper Peninsula this week, the first being in …

Life can change in the blink of an eye and no one knows that fact more than area resident Doug Hodges and his family. Their life took a U-turn in mid-July this year when their Laurium home was destroyed by fire. Since that day they have been working to put their lives back …

Michigan Tech has entered into a community health partnership with the Portage Health Foundation. The partnership combines both organizations’ missions, existing strengths and financial resources to create a collaboration focused on improving the health of the community. Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz announced the partnership at the University’s Board of …

A big event for an organization reaching out to local teens is taking place this weekend. Neon Night is a family fun run and walk at the L’Abse Schools Trails being held Friday evening. It’s sponsored by Baraga County Communities That Care. Outreach Workgroup Chair Pam Dove says this is …

A third deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Michigan. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the free-ranging deer was found in Ingham County, within one mile of two other deer that tested positive for CWD. Chad Stewart, a deer management specialist with the DNR, …

An anti-smoking group is resuming a push to increase taxes on tobacco in Michigan, including a cigarette tax increase of up to a dollar-fifty-per pack. That would bring the per-pack tax in Michigan to $3.50. The American Cancer Society also wants lawmakers to significantly increase taxes on other tobacco products, …