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Obituary: Thomas S. Cichon Sr.

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Thomas S. Cichon Sr., 87, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Saturday June 24, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton with his family by his side.     He was born on March …

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New EV Chargers in Copper Harbor Help Further Connect Remote Areas of the State

In the home of Motor City and the big three auto makers, Michigan has put in a lot of effort to electrify communities. Popping up throughout the Upper Peninsula over the last couple of years, have been fast charge EV charging stations for vehicles. Now you’ll even be able to …

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Nearly 10% of Ticks Tested Positive For Lyme Disease During MTU’s Continued Disease Surveillance

It is well-known that ticks can carry diseases, and Michigan Tech’s Genomic sequencing lab has been crowd-sourcing ticks for disease surveillance. 400 ticks have been collected and submitted to the lab, including 39 Lyme-positive ticks and 23 Anaplasma-positive ticks. Anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms such …

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Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter’s Golf Scramble Tomorrow

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach shelter is a local organization that offers shelter to domestic violence victims and their children. The organization offers free and confidential services, such as information and referral to appropriate agencies, an outreach advocate to help the victim work with law enforcement, and transportation to the shelter. …

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Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Tournament Tomorrow

Stanton Township will host the Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Association Tournament at Breakers tomorrow. It will be the first time the event is being held by Stanton Township. The Races will be staged at North Canal Township Park beginning at noon. The Dress Parade will begin at 6:00 on Canal …

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Lake Linden Farmers Market Opens Today

The Lake Linden farmers market will have their grand opening today. There will be live music courtesy of Cathy & The Black Roads Band, and over 25 vendors for fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted items, community causes, and information about the area. There will also be Keweenaw Boat Tours departing …

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Keweenaw County Commission Wrap: Keweenaw to Discontinue Use of Zoom for Regular Meetings

Keweenaw County will discontinue the use of zoom during regular commission meetings going forward. The commission noted that there has been a lack of participants taking part in meetings. Previously the commission discontinued public comment through zoom during meetings. The commission also feels that if an issue is large enough, …

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Paul Goetsch Bestowed With NSF CAREER Award

Michigan Tech’s Health Research Institute member Paul Goetsch has been recognized with a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He focuses on cancer biology, and works to understand what defines cell identity and how to inspire students to pursue research. Goetsch’s project focuses on preparing Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) students …

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PLDL’s Summer Reading Kick-Off Event This Saturday

The Portage Lake District Library is hosting a summer reading event for students to help them take a break from school and dive into something exciting. “So our reading program is open-ended, you can track your reading by time, you can track your reading by books. I think that’s really …

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