Professor of mathematical sciences Teresa Woods has won the Michigan Technological University 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Associate Professor/Associate Teach Professor/Professor/Teaching Professor/Professor of Practice category. Woods is also the academic coordinator for the ...

BARAGA — The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department held its third annual Kids Fishing Day Saturday at the Ojibwa Campground, part of the 2025 Junior Angler Events. The event was supported by Baraga County Promise Neighborhood, the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s ...

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Board last Wednesday voted to table a project proposal for exterior stairs on two structures within the Eagle River Historic District, the sheriff’s office and the courthouse. On the courthouse, an exterior stairway on the north side of the building needs ...

HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton is contemplating moving orthocone fossils to the north side of the Portage Lake District Library from its west side to avoid sap damage from nearby pine trees. The fossils were moved from Pelkie to Houghton in the beginning of June as part of a donation. The ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate fell to 6.7% in May as the size of the region’s workforce grew and the number of unemployed workers dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. May’s not seasonally adjusted jobless ...

HOUGHTON — With the 4th of July approaching, it’s important to remember how to properly handle fireworks during your celebrations. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) 2024 report, nearly 15,000 people were treated in emergency rooms across the country following ...