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Election Education for Everyday People HOUGHTON — Ever wonder how elections are run and votes are counted? Come find out! Former East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks will present Election Education for Everyday People, 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, at the Michigan Tech Van Pelt Library, in the East Reading Room. Wicks will describe how voter registration and the counting of ballots happens in Michigan, and how local voting precincts work to ensure that voting is secure and accurate. According to a press release, this factual, non-partisan presentation will share how state elections are ...

GOP withdraws jail endorsement

HOUGHTON — The Copper Country Republican Party has gone on record formally opposing the proposed $28 million Houghton County jail bond millage appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot. In a letter transmitted to County Board Chairman Tom Tikkanen, local party chairman Dan Holcomb delivered the ...

Isle Royale search continues

KEWEENAW COUNTY – The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it has joined in the search for a downstate man who was reported missing after a solo hiking trip to Isle Royale National Park, Sheriff Curt Pennala told the Daily Mining Gazette on Friday. “We have personnel who have been ...

Tech releases enrollment figures

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University has officially ushered in a new academic year and welcomed the undergraduate class of 2030. Tech officially unveiled its enrollment figures and university statistics for the 2026-2027 school year Friday. According to figures released by the ...

K-Day held in Chassell

CHASSELL — Upwards of 3,000 Michigan Tech students showed up at Chassell Centennial Park Friday afternoon to browse the many ways to get involved on campus. K-Day (short for Keweenaw Day) provided students with many options to choose from, including Greek Life, club sports, niche hobbies and ...

One attack, Many Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated through every part of the United ...