As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Reuben E. Normand, 87, of Schoolcraft Township,  passed away on February 26, 2022 at the GreenTree of Hubbell, where he had been a patient for the last 4 months.He was born December 10, 1934, a son of Douglas and Helen (Hebert) Normand.  He …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Michael J. Immonen, 69, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away suddenly Thursday, February 24, 2022, following an apparent heart attack. He was born on December 7, 1952, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Felix and Aileen (Mattila) …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: John “JJ” Vanhala, 65, a resident of Chassell passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at his home. He was born on August 28, 1956, in Milwaukee, WI, a son of the late John H. and Phyllis L. (Huhta) Vanhala. JJ …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Nancy L. (Collins) Everson, age 82, of L’Anse, MI breathed her last breath in this world, hand in hand with her daughter, Deanna (Everson) Lindstrom at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Bayside Village, L’Anse, where she had been …

A residence in the 25000 block of Maple Street in Calumet Township went up in flames Saturday evening. Responding to the blaze was Calumet Township Fire and Rescue, along with Michigan State Police, Houghton County Sheriff and Laurium Police Department personnel. No cause is known at this time, but neighbors …

The boilers at Michigan Tech’s Gates Tennis Center failed earlier this week and have yet to be replaced. The facility is still open, but temporary space heaters have been deployed, closing Court Four. Temperatures are supposed to break closer to normal in the upcoming weeks, Saturday will challenge for 30 …

UPDATE: Upper Michigan Water Company says that the boil water advisory for Hubbell has been lifted as of 1:11 PM Monday. A water main break has caused pressure to fall precipitously throughout Hubbell, causing a boil water advisory. Readings are now down to 20 psi. The rupture occurred at the …

Michigan Tech College of Business professor Emanuel Oliveira says recent economic data is supportive of a change in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee. We are doing better than ever before in real GDP terms, meaning that we surpassed the pandemic. We are still coming out of …

The City of Houghton faces two questions still regarding the aging downtown parking deck. The first is how to pay to demolish the structure now that the council has agreed to that course of action. Manager Eric Waara presented earlier this month to the group asking for bonding authority. He …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: UPDATE: A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday July 9, 2022 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hancock with Pastor Jesse Aho to officiate. Burial will be in the Nissila lot at Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock. Jill Eileen (Grossnicklaus) Nissila, …