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Despite the current dreary weather, it’s time to start looking forward to summer days on the lake. With summer comes sun, and with sun comes sunburn. Doctor Wright from UP portage health system talked on how to best protect yourself and your family. “So with regards to using sunscreen, when …

The weather outside might be doing some funny things. But the inside of the Rozsa Center will be full of laughs this Friday. Frozen Squid Productions, who are big fans of comedy and the local scene in the Upper Peninsula, have invited three comedians to visit the area. Nikki and …

Special elections were held yesterday in some counties in the Copper Country. In Houghton county, the unofficial results are in, and the official results will be reported after a canvass of the election on Thursday. Houghton County had a 14.18% turnout for voters. Below are the results for Houghton and …

The Portage Health Foundation has opened applications for Graduate Assistantships, and are due June 30 at the graduate school at Michigan Tech. The candidates must meet the following requirements, as set by Michigan Tech: Must be a Ph.D. student conducting a research or outreach project that will promote and/or improve …

The Michigan Technological Board of Trustees officially approved a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in response to the closing of Finlandia. 6 faculty members and 1 staff member from Finlandia will lead the program. The program will be housed in the Biological Sciences Department. During the same meeting of …

Across Houghton County, residents will have the ability to vote on various millage renewals. Including a county wide vote on a 1.37 millage renewal over 10 years for road maintenance in the county and seven cities and villages, for the county road commission. There are also individual township road maintenance …

The Keweenaw ATV Club postponed last night’s pre-season meeting until next Monday, May 8th. The meeting will discuss plans regarding upcoming work on Trail 3 in Dollar Bay and Lake Linden, and beginning to plan out trail maintenance days.  Those interested in adopting a trail can pick out sections for …

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced $100,000 in grants towards Upper Peninsula deer habitat improvement. 12 grants were awarded across 10 of the UP’s 15 counties. The primary goal for each of the projects include producing tangible white-tailed deer habitat improvements, building long term partnerships between the DNR and …

Contrary to the current weather, spring and summer are fast approaching, bringing the usual bugs with them. The ‘Bugs and Sun’ presentation held by UP Health System Portage on Friday provided some information on how to keep yourself safe from ticks and the sun. Doctor Keith Wright spoke on identifying …

Michigan Tech held their spring commencement ceremony this last Friday and Saturday. The graduate ceremony was held on Friday afternoon, where 49 PhD’s and 248 masters were awarded. The undergraduate ceremony was held on Saturday morning, where tech awarded about 750 bachelor degrees. Automotive industry leader and Michigan Tech alumna …