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The end of an era
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CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Wyndeth Davis, superintendent of the Keweenaw National Historical Park for the past 10 years, is retiring. She will retire sometime between the end of February and the middle of March. Davis has been with the National Park Service for 36 years, starting in 1989. “I’ve ...
School Board honored by students
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HANCOCK – Hancock Middle School Industrial Arts students expressed their appreciation to the School Board at the Board’s regular monthly meeting Monday. Each of the Board members received a personalized cutting board constructed by the students themselves. The cutting boards are made of ...
Unity Through Service
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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University joined most of the nation Monday in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Day of Service Banquet, held in the Memorial Union Ballroom, is designed by organizers to be "a time of critical reflection, or consciousness ...
Heikinpäivä 2026 will have a special guest
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HANCOCK – With predicted highs of 0-5 degrees, Saturday, Jan. 24, will be an ideal day for the annual Heikinpäivä celebration. For nearly three decades, Hancock’s annual Heikinpäivä festival has celebrated the midpoint of winter in the Copper Country. This year, however, ...
Dear Annie
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Dear Annie: I've read a few letters in your column in which parents wrote about two of their children arguing and wanting there to be peace. And in all of the replies, you have advocated trying to remind people about the good times and work toward building back the ...