Houghton County Lieutenant Detective Charlie Klein’s hard work begins paying off this week. Following the search for Cam Besonen in April in Ontonagon County, something the sheriff there says were the worst days of his professional career, Klein began investigating options that could reduce the time it takes to find …

A mild fall is eventually going to turn, and the Calumet farmers market is prepared. It is moving from its summer location in the green next to the theatre and municipal building to the drill shop. The building is near the Colosseum and the school, perhaps best known as the …

Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force President Stephanie Krieger discusses her organization and what is on the agenda at three separate presentations she is giving in the Copper Country this week. Pat Coleman from North of 45 LLC talks about the urban planning process and how it is being utilized …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Calvin Mathew Gantner, age 88, took his last breath on this earth and his first breath in Heaven on October 8, 2021 after a two year battle with cancer. He was born in Herman, MI, on January 18, 1933, the son of Otto …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Arlene (Huhta) Vuorinen, 77, a resident of Houghton, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, following a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born on August 12, 1944, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Daniel Patrick Bennett, devoted husband, and father of six, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the age of 59. His decade-long battle with multiple cancers ended in a draw.Dan was born on October 25, 1961, in Goose Bay Labrador …

Nearly a third of Southwest Airlines flights nationwide were delayed or canceled over the weekend and the problems threaten to worsen. Pilots and crew members are engaging in a mass sickout to protest vaccine mandates, alongside at least some air traffic controllers in Jacksonville, Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration is …

It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Mackinac Bridge Authority next Thursday. Several staff and at least one board member count themselves as alumni of Michigan Tech, and they’ll convene their next meeting on the campus at the Great Lakes Research Center in Conference Rooms 201 and 202. MDOT spokesman …

The latest Western Upper Peninsula Health Department COVID-19 update shows a new seasonal high for cases in Houghton County, but levels still well below last year. Houghton now has a higher case rate per 100,000 people than a majority of the region. Houghton’s 113 cases compare to 19 in Baraga …

Over 60 people participated at The Bonfire restaurant in late September, to begin to map out the future of Houghton’s downtown parking deck. Pat Coleman is an urban planner with over 40 years of experience, particularly for cold weather cities. He has worked with the municipality before on recreational plans, …