After shuffling three games of its weekend schedule due to the number of players testing positive for COVID-19, the National Football League is calling an audible. The sport is dropping compulsory testing for vaccinated athletes, and will only hold out players who are showing significant symptoms from the disease. Young …

Learn more about the Elaine Bacon Literacy Project, which helps families of foreign students and faculty improve their English. Beth Flynn and Denise Heikinen discuss the joys of cultural exchange, the long-lasting bonds formed, and some of the more humorous aspects of the experience. A link to the project’s webpage …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: James I. LaRoux 84, passed away on Saturday, December 18th at the Green Tree of Hubbell. He was born on Septermber 2, 1937 in Lake Linden and graduated from Lake Linden High School. He retired from the Houghton County Road Commission as a …

For the first time in two years, a graduation ceremony was held on campus at Michigan Tech. Taking place inside the Student Development Complex at the Wood Gym, nearly 500 students received their diplomas at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels Saturday morning. Masks were required for all in attendance, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Roy D. Mattson, 77, a resident of the Superior Road in Houghton, passed away at home with his family by his side on Friday, December 17, 2021, following a short illness.He was born on November 18, 1944, in Hancock, to …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Delmar R, Rautiola, 68, dearest husband of Ann (Jurmu) Rautiola of 47 years and devoted father of James (Betsy) Rautiola, Jeffrey (Jane) Rautiola, Steven (Diana) Rautiola, Jane (Dan) Pietila, Dan (Amy) Rautiola, Kevin Rautiola, Peter (Emily) Rautiola, David (Kendra) Rautiola, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Annette Duston, 77, a resident of Ventura, CA, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Cypress Place in Ventura, CA, where she had been a resident patient.She was born on February 5, 1944, in Highland Park, MI, a daughter of …

More big news for recreational opportunities between Hancock and Lake Linden. The Department of Natural Resources is already committed to repairing damage from the Father’s Day Flood for the snowmobile and ATV/UTV trail next year. The Houghton County Recreational Authority is planning a route for hikers and cyclists, according to …

The Michigan Department of Transportation says that all work on the finger joints attaching the movable portion of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge with the fixed sections is complete. Maintenance continues underneath the deck, and when that is done, the span will be lowered and locked into position for the …

A Houghton business is one of 41 across the state to be selected as a Match on Main grant winner through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement on Thursday. Included in the list is Good Times Music located on Shelden Avenue in the downtown business …