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Feedback on proposed wellness campus sought

From Portage Health Foundation Portage Health Foundation is considering the construction of a multi-use community wellness campus and is seeking public input from community members in Michigan’s Copper Country. Initial concept is a large-scale multimillion-dollar wellness facility that would ...

COVID-19 cases remain at low levels in Copper Country

For The Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — State COVID-19 data Tuesday showed virus activity dropped in Houghton County in the past week while remaining at low levels in Baraga and Keweenaw counties. Houghton County had only nine confirmed positives since Dec. 13, a dozen fewer cases than a week ...

After-school program available for teens

Dial Help release Teen Outreach Program (also known as TOP Club) is an after-school program offered in a number of Copper Country schools. TOP Club was developed by the Wyman Center, and research has shown that it helps build resiliency and leadership skills, and lower rates of drug use in ...

Michigan Tech Board of trustees honors Ryan

Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees honored alumna and long-time trustee Brenda Ryan with two awards at its meeting Friday. They recognized her professional accomplishments and years of service to the university by awarding her an honorary doctorate of philosophy. They also ...

Time together featured on menu

The well-known and nostalgic lyric “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” conjures memories of good times with family and friends. For some, preparing for the holiday means shopping for those perfect gifts. For others, it’s finding and decorating that perfect tree or untangling ...

Capturing the moment

Michigan Technological University celebrated the awarding of 292 undergraduate and more than 150 graduate degrees in a midyear ceremony Saturday in the Student Development Complex Varsity Gymnasium.