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Oil and Water Don’t Mix’s presentation will welcome Nichole Biber to the Keweenaw community to talk about Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinaw. On Sunday Biber will replace the presentation schedule speaker due to a personal emergency. Oil and Water Don’t Mix was organized over ten years ago to …

Houghton does not have an interest in an MDOT-owned lot near Franklin Square. The Michigan Department of Transportation was recently approached by a private landowner at 907 College Avenue about purchasing a state-owned parcel next to his residence. Currently, nothing resides in the informally known Mott Park. In the past, …

In August voters will cast ballots.  Many people will focus on what happens at a national level. August elections carry several local measures with impacts more easily seen. In August the Portage Lake District Library will seek to renew the library’s same millage as in previous years. At last night’s …

For close to fifty years canal run has gotten people of all ages to complete a run along the Portage Canal. This year the event plans to introduce a new option, specifically for local students, that will get the school district involved, Copper Country School Challenge. UPHS Portage Community Health …

The Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University names a new Assistant Dean of the college. Darnishia Morris will take on the Assistant Dean of the College role, bringing with her a wealth of experience and knowledge in education administration and cognitive science. Most recently Morris managed the Global and …

Last week’s visitors to the Lake Linden Fourth of July Parade may have spotted an iconic figure walking along the route. Big Annie. Or at least Junior Team Annie, and the eight high school students that recently formed to assist Team Annie with fundraising efforts for the Annie Clemenc Statue. …

In recent weeks drivers on Tuesday afternoons have likely seen the Keweenaw Friends of Palestine showing support for Palestinian people caught between warring groups. Tomorrow evening the Keweenaw Friends of Palestine invited the community to meet members while joining the group for a Candlelight Vigil in honor of those lost …

In 2023 Students from Michigan Tech involved with the Good Shepard Lutheran Church near campus thought about ways to connect the community. Eventually, forming the idea to host a weekly night to offer a free meal to college students from Michigan Technological University. Pastor Sarah Semmler-Smith says that in the …

A Houghton High School graduate and future Northern Michigan University wildcat earns the Mike Rowe Work Ethic Scholarship. Connor Kamm, a 2024 Houghton High School graduate, who plans to study welding technology and HVACR at North Michigan University in the Fall, was recently named a recipient of the Mike Rowe …

The CCMHS in Houghton County opposes the proposed change to Medicaid for mental health services by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. During the Houghton County Commission July meeting, Copper Country Mental Health Services Director Mike Bach shared why the local department recently passed a resolution opposing proposed …