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Gogebic Community College announces the college will begin accepting post-secondary credit for Career and Technical Education. Recently Gogebic Community College announced it has officially been listed as a partner in the Michigan Statewide Post-secondary Credit agreements for career and technical education. The partnership for the college stems from work with …

Houghton has officially annexed the future site of the Houghton County Jail. Houghton’s city council officially approved a resolution to annex 19741 Sharon Avenue. Portage Township will need to pass a corresponding resolution to allow the annexation to take place at the state level. Essentially when it gets down to …

A hiker at Isle Royale National Park has died of sudden medical complications. On Monday a 37 year old female hiker near Lake LeSage that experienced a sudden onset medical complication. The hiker’s condition deteriorated and she was unable to walk, lost consciousness and stopped breathing. CPR was administered to …

Water system service has been restored to the Mohawk area. Upper Michigan Water Company announces that the water system improvements in Mohawk, Fulton and Seneca have been completed and service has been restored. Customers will need to continue the precautionary boil advisory until test samples show no evidence of bacterial …

The CCISD Career and Technical Education Center will host a silent auction for surplus equipment. CCISD CTE’s program has announced a public silent auction will sell equipment no longer used by students. The auction offers a great opportunity for local businesses and hobbyists. The auction will include items such as …

MDOT will begin on M-28 in Baraga and Houghton counties next week. On Monday contractors for the state transportation department will conduct maintenance on M-28 in Barga and Houghton counties. The work will require lane closures. Starting on Monday traffic will reduce to one alternating traffic lane on M-28 in …

A brand new school year approaches. And so does a brand new parade of nations. The 2024 Parade of Nations will take a new route this year. The dazzling parade floats and cultural regalia will gather between the university administration building and Rozsa Center before beginning the route through campus. …

Throughout the year The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Homes works to raise awareness for domestic violence issues. Some events include the annual Ride Against Abuse that will take place in October. Or the organization’s largest fundraising event on the golf course for the annual golf outing. This Friday the organization …

Houghton County will look to address a discovered landfill that has the potential for leaching PFAS chemicals. At last night’s County Commission meeting administrator Ben Larsen shared with the commission the discovery of an old landfill under the county’s control and was a former private dumping site. Larsen added that …

Kaleidoscope and the Isle Royale National Park invite kids and families to join park rangers for a trip aboard the Ranger III. Next week the Ranger III will set out on two separate trips inviting families aboard for Family Day. Families with children under 15 years old can attend the …