By: Mark Wilcox, News Writer, Michigan Technological University For Michigan Technological University students, spring break is a time to take the dedication, innovation and tenacity they bring to the classroom to a different venue. Alternative Spring Break trips can be described as altruistic, academic, athletic and more. Rather than hanging …

SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS WILL GO INTO EFFECT AS FOLLOWS: BARAGA, HOUGHTON, KEWEENEW, and ONTONAGON COUNTIES – 8:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 This will remain in effect from Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 8 a.m. until further notice.  Subject to change based on weather and road conditions Maximum legal axle …

Ethel A. Brunet, age 80, of L’Anse, MI passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Bayside Village, L’Anse with her loving family by her side. She was born in Calumet, MI on May 16, 1938, the daughter of the late Percy and Anna (St Amour) Roberts. Ethel attended school in …

Calumet–Clara E. Shute, age 94, passed away on Sunday March 10, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family. Clara E. Shute (Claire), 94, of Calumet, Michigan passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born in Calumet Michigan to William Dwyer and …

Ripley: Arnold V. “Red” Laitinen, 94, a longtime resident of Ripley, passed away on Thursday morning, March 7, 2019 at the Omega House in Houghton. Graveside services are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the family lot in Section 13 of Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock conducted by the Copper …

Dollar Bay: Thomas R. Thornton, 87, of Dollar Bay, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Portage Pointe in Hancock.      He was born on December 17, 1931 in Hancock to the late Patrick M. and Violet D. (King) Thornton. He was a graduate of Houghton High School and …

A snowmobiler was injured when he collided with a patrol vehicle in Ontonagon County. The Michigan State Police Wakefield Post said the accident happened on Thursday around 7:00pm CST on Highway M-28 in Bergland Township. 30-year-old Kyle Dreckman from Iowa failed to yield at the intersection of the Bergland Access …

Sun Tan Valley, AZ      Aloysius H. Britz, 88, a resident of Sun Tan Valley, AZ and former Houghton resident, passed away Thursday March 7, 2019, at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, in Mesa, AZ.      He was born on November 21, 1930, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late …

The roof of the former Family Dollar store on 5th Street in downtown Calumet partially collapsed this week under the weight of snow. The collapse began sometime Wednesday night into Thursday morning and forced the closure of a block of 5th Street, which was littered with debris. Family Dollar still …

Photo Credit: Brockit Photography The 39th UP Health System Great Bear Chase has seen a record number of registrations, with more than 800 skiers expected to start in one of the event’s seven individual races.  “There are a number of factors that have made the Great Bear Chase successful,” said …