Two men are currently housed at the Houghton County Jail following the execution of a search warrant at a Stanton Township home by law enforcement yesterday. Inside the Superior View Road residence was a “significant amount” of crystal methamphetamine, which has been seized by police. Both men, one 31- and …

Robert A. Fricke, 99, a resident of Hurontown and the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the UP Health Systems Portage Hospital, in Hancock. He was born on March 18, 1922, in Hurontown, MI, a son of the late August E. and Ethel …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Dorothy Mae Loman, age 94 of Skanee, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. Dorothy was born July 3, 1927 in L’Anse, the daughter of George and Mamie (Rohlin) Tuttle. She graduated from L’Anse High School …

UPDATE (Wednesday evening): The alleged murderer and his victim in Monday’s incident have been identified by the Michigan State Police. A copy of the full statement: “The suspect in the homicide was arraigned today in the 97th District Court.  Isaiah Strieter, 18 years old, from the Houghton/Hancock area, was arraigned on …

The next phase of the L’Anse sewer system rebuild is proceeding. At Monday’s meeting, the village council approved $2.7 million in contracts for work on the collection system, the sewer plant, and several lift stations. Village Manager Bob LaFave thanked the federal government for stepping up when the bids came …

The Portage Health Auxiliary has awarded a $2,500 grant to Copper Country Senior Meals to improve the agency’s ability to keep food heated. New containers can be connected to the delivery vehicle directly, allowing temperature to be maintained for a prolonged period of time. Copper Country Senior Meals says including …

A report from the state’s nonpartisan Office of the Auditor General says that an additional 2,386 people died in Michigan nursing homes while a controversial Executive Order was in effect in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The document was first leaked mid-month and is already causing fallout. State …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Jannetta I. Kinnunen, age 84 of Watton, MI passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home in Watton with her loving family by her side. She was born in Glidden, WI on March 10, 1937 the daughter of the late …

Principal Lori Wisniewski has sent a letter home to parents, regretfully informing them that Baraga Elementary will be reduced to remote learning for this week, to return to in person instruction on January 31st. She says staff shortages and illness due to omicron are to blame. Changes in quarantine protocol …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Albert John Pardini, 91, a longtime resident of Hancock, passed away at Mission Pointe in Hancock following a lengthy illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge of his cremation arrangements.