Hancock JoAnn M. Hauswirth, 79, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 11, 194, in Hancock a daughter of the late Anton and Marion (Hahka) Hauswirth. JoAnn was raised in Hancock and …

Calumet Lynne Merle Farris, 72, A resident of Calumet passed away at the Greentree of Hubbell on Saturday July 27, 2019. I was born, I lived, I died. See you on the other side. A celebration of life will be held in September The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in …

Bertha Anderson, a resident of Calumet, passed away on July 27, 2019 at the Omega House. Bertha was born on June 9, 1935 in Fulton location. Bertha is the daughter of the late Adolph and Mathilda Kanniainen. After graduating high school, she moved to the Detroit area and was employed …

Hancock: Charles Nels “Chuck” Juntunen, 71, formerly of Hancock, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his residence at Hubbell Haven in Hubbell, Michigan. He was born on August 1, 1947 in Hancock to the late Nels and Ruth (Sincock) Juntunen.  He was a 1966 graduate of Hancock High …

Paul Milanowski, of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully at home at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday July 28, 2019, following a brief sudden bout with multiple cancers. That time was the precise instant a son finished reading I Corinthians 15:58, having read the entire chapter from verse 1. That concluding verse …

Lake Linden: Florence Bashaw, 96, of Lake Linden, passed away on July 25, 2019, at The Green Tree of Hubbell, where she had been a resident for the past 7 years. She was born on August 12, 1922, a daughter of Oscar and Mary Jane Paquin. She was a graduate …

A Portage Township man is dead following an accident Friday afternoon. Deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident around 2:30pm on Boundary Road in Portage Township. Authorities say 59-year-old Steven Long overcorrected his vehicle coming back onto the road after his passenger tires went off the …

The US Army will have a special vehicle on hand at this year’s Houghton County Fair for the public to enjoy. It’s an adventure semi-truck featuring a CROW’s simulation system which is utilized for remote controlled weaponry.  There will also be an M-9 laser shot simulation, XM-25 Grenade simulation, thermal …

The Portage Health Foundation is the recipient of the Outstanding Volunteer Program Award, announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Governor’s Service Awards recognize individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations for their commitment to volunteerism, service or philanthropy. “Our state is lucky to have such outstanding Michiganders who work hard every single …

Moms and moms-to-be are invited to an expo geared just for them and their young ones. It’s called Celebrating Moms and Babies and is being held at the Copper Country Mall on Saturday, July 27th, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, hosted by the Western UP Health Department and UP Health System—Portage. …