HANCOCK — Tick season has returned to the Keweenaw. Experts in the Copper Country and beyond have urged caution when traversing grassy, brushy or woody areas. They also offer some tips to deal with ticks to prevent Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis. Western Upper Peninsula Health Director, Dr. ...

HOUGHTON – Brittany Bulleit, 12th Circuit Court judge, was among several officials of the tri-county court system who attended the Houghton County Board of Commissioners work session on Monday. Bulleit, along with 97th District Court Judge Nicholas Daavettila, and Treatment Court Case ...

LAKE LINDEN — For the first time in nearly a year, the Lake Linden-Hubbel School district has a superintendent with the word "interim" attached. At the regular meeting of the district's board of education Monday, Emily Geiger was appointed superintendent and 6-12 principal for the district. ...

HOUGHTON – Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly Wednesday said canvassing of the May 5 special election in the four-county area is now complete and the official results have been released. • Baraga Area Schools Sinking Fund Millage proposal passed, 240-206. The proposal failed in ...

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Summer Youth Programs (SYP) begins next month for students in grades 6-11. The more than 50 year-old program will bring in excess of a thousand students from 30 states and four foreign countries to Houghton between June 14 and July 17. ...

HOUGHTON — Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) used by Michigan Technological University students and faculty, and institutions across the nation, was hacked Thursday. Those who used the website across the country in K-12 school and universities found a ransom note ...