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Tessa Steenwinkel Wins Goldwater Scholarship

The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech’s Mark Wilcox: Tessa Steenwinkel is Michigan Technological University’s 11th recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. When Thomas Werner, associate professor of biological sciences, talks about his student Tessa Steenwinkel, it is with a mixture of pride and sadness. “I’m very, very …

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DNR Holding Local Meetings To Hear Public Comments

Several hunting regulation changes have been recommended by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, including a deer baiting and feeding ban in a Core Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Area, which includes portions of Menominee, Dickinson and Delta counties. This zone surrounds the farm where a deer tested positive for the …

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Hancock Public Schools Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners

HANCOCK—The Hancock Public Schools Foundation recently awarded nearly $30,000 in scholarships. “We were very impressed with the quality of applicants this year,” said Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair Gregg Fisher. “The students’ academic excellence and extracurricular activities are evidence of their superb scholastic experience in the Hancock School District.” All of …

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Hancock Schools Pick Patchin

Contract negotiations between Hancock Public Schools and their choice for the next Superintendent may now begin. The School Board of Education selected Michigan Tech’s Steve Patchin from a short list of candidates at their regular meeting Monday. Patchin was one of three candidates from the local area who interviewed for …

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Two Teenage Girls Killed In Crash

Two teenage girls are dead following a single vehicle crash in Gogebic County Saturday morning. Authorities say the crash happened around 2:30am on Lake Road in Ironwood Township. The vehicle reportedly ran off the road and hit a tree. Two girls, 18-year-old Lauren Powless and 15-year-old Madeline Jackson, were killed …

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Crowley/Trevino Receive Copper TRACES Volunteer Award

NPS photo/Victor Ierulli II The Copper TRACES program at the Keweenaw National Historical Park draws hundreds of fourth grade students from across the region for a variety of fun, educational, hands-on activities.  Dozens of park employees and community volunteers are needed to make the annual program possible. To show their …

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House Appropriations Bill Signals Support for the Soo Locks

The following press release was issued by Congressman Bergman’s office: Washington – Congressman Jack Bergman issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee introduced legislation that includes $75.3 million for construction of a new Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan: “This funding is a monumental next step for the construction …

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