Main Street Calumet expects up to 350 kids to take part in the annual Trunk-or-Treat event this Saturday. All day fun is planned with pumpkin carving starting at noon at the Keweenaw Heritage Center. A scavenger hunt will take participants around the village. When your card is completed, drop it …

Calumet Village Council held a regular meeting Tuesday evening, gaveling in just before 6:00. President Brian Abramson was absent, but four members were able to initiate a quorum. The group heard from Planning Commission Chair Colleen Kobe on progress concerning the zoning ordinance. She said the group’s main sticking point …

The Michigan Department of Transportation announced the closing dates for seasonal roadside parks. It is customary that they shutter for winter in late October before reopening the following April. A warm month won’t change that too much. Except for one rest area on I-75 in the eastern Upper Peninsula, all …

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has unveiled preliminary maps for all state and federal legislative districts. Now you have a chance to offer input, or even draw your own boundaries. You can do so here. The panel has gotten push back over its plans for western UP districts. Current …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Jayne Youngberg, 63, of the Hancock area, passed away at her home with family by her side on Monday, October 18, 2021. Jayne was born on June 22, 1958 in Red Oak, Iowa to Robert “Bob” and Ruth Youngberg. Jayne was the sparkle …

Submitted by David Hemmer, Dean of Sciences and Arts at Michigan Technological University Dr. James Spain, 92, of Houghton was recently inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Academy for the College of Sciences and Arts at Michigan Tech. The induction banquet was held in the Rosza Lobby on October 7, and …

Hancock school board was joined last night by one of the government classes in the school. Students were assigned to attend a school board meeting in order to gain a understanding into local government functions. And last night was definitely an informative one for those students. Hancock’s school board agreed …

The Portage Township Board of Trustees is circulating a working draft of a “425” agreement, which is used to transfer land from one municipality to another. Members gave input at last night’s meeting, it goes before an attorney this week, and should be ready to be presented within days. The …

It was a mostly positive Houghton-Portage Township Board of Education meeting, but the district is dealing with some disruptions in regards to services provided to students. Stacked in the room next to the center table were Chromebooks that had been ordered over the summer, but had just arrived. The laptops …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Norma J Campeau, of L’Anse passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse. Norma was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and loyal friend of many. Surviving is her husband of nearly 62 years, Hubert P Campeau …