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Tomorrow is the last day for early registration for the Great Lakes Symposium. The June environmental advocacy event is hosted by Michigan Tech and will be facilitated by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The goal of the Great Lakes Symposium is to bring together leaders, educators and experts to offer …

A special display of miracles recognized by the Catholic Church as being associated with the sacrament of holy communion is coming to the Copper Country. Local Knights of Columbus Councils are bringing in the exhibition, called “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World.”  Spokesman Jay Czerniak says 152 individual miracles are …

The Feeding America West Michigan mobile food pantry returns to Ontonagon today. The Pantry will set up at the Ontonagon Village Fire Hall at noon, with a variety of foods, including fresh produce and dairy items. They’ll bring enough for around 300 families. Service will be provided in a drive-through …

Republican State Senator Ed McBroom will have a challenger in the upcoming Michigan Republican primary. Matthew Furyk is a 32-year-old network engineer from Marquette. He has made several preliminary appearances across the district over the past few weeks, and officially filed petition signatures Monday. Furyk’s website says he’s running to …

Waara’s map of potential redevelopment sites Houghton will start reevaluating areas for redevelopment. There are several properties that City Manager Eric Waara pointed out to council members during last week’s council meeting. One of which is the well discussed parking deck downtown. The parking deck currently rests on 1 point …

Houghton County Sheriff’s Kevin Coppo’s arraignment has been moved to April 4th. Coppo faces charges related to a drunken driving incident on March 3rd in Grand Traverse County. Those charges include operating a vehicle with a BAC above 0.17%, failure to stop after a collision, and refusing a breathalyzer. Coppo …

The Keweenaw Co-op is pushing forward with plans to relocate to downtown Hancock. At a joint meeting of the Hancock City Council, Downtown Development Authority and Planning Commission last evening, Co-op officials said they are close to taking ownership of the former Keweenaw Buick-GMC property on Quincy Street. Plans call …

A couple of Easter events for children have been added to the Copper Country schedule.  The Calumet Theatre will host a “Hoppy Easter” on Saturday, April 9th, from noon until 4:00. That’s the weekend before Easter. Activities will include an Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, free Vollwerth’s hot dogs, …

Michigan Tech morns the loss of Darwin Moon today. Moon graduated from Michigan Tech in 1979 and began serving his Alma Mater on the Alumni Board of Directors in 2020. He was born in Ann Arbor, in 1957. He earned his bachelor’s at MTU, going on to earn two master’s …

Everyone in Michigan enjoys a nice craft brew from time to time. But the state’s craft industry may be under attack by a small parasitic creature that feeds on one of the main ingredients to beer. That’s where researchers at Michigan State University step in. Entomology Doctoral Student Ellie Darling …