The Buffalo Reef Task Force has released a Draft Preliminary Alternatives Analysis for protecting important reef fish spawning habitat from copper mine tailings (stamp sands) dumped into Lake Superior at Gay, Michigan 100 years ago. Shifts in the stamp sands deposit over the years are threatening to bury Buffalo Reef, destroying the …

A California man arrested for transporting child pornography across the border from the UP into Canada will spend the next 20 years in prison.  52-year-old Jason Harry Bishop was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court in Marquette by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker. He was arrested in January …

The US Department of Transportation is awarding $19.2 million in grant money to Western UP counties to help pay for the recovery and rebuilding following last summer’s Father’s Day Flood. Congressman Jack Bergman said the money will go toward the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads in Houghton, …

Hancock John W. Hilgers, 73, a resident of Hancock and former longtime Houghton resident, passed away Tuesday evening February 5, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. John was born on February 27, 1945 in Madison, Wisconsin to Jack and Liane (Faust) Hilgers. He graduated from …

A faculty member at Michigan Tech is the recipient of an inaugural award recognizing her efforts to bring people together. Manager of Global Engagement Programs Darnishia Slade of the Pavlis Honors College was awarded the first ever Bayard Rustin Award by the National Society of Black Engineers at the Dr. …

A lot of Michigan Tech students won’t be getting much sleep Wednesday night as Winter Carnival kicks into high gear with the annual All-Nighter.  Some student organizations will have one night to create a sculpture out of snow while others work frantically to finish their month-long masterpieces. This year’s theme …

HOUGHTON Karen J. Hannon, 56, of Houghton, passed away peacefully Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born August 10, 1962, in Sault St. Marie, a daughter to the late Kenneth and Betty (Terrian) Koski, and was a 1980 graduate of the Hancock High School. Karen married David Hannon in 1990 …

HANCOCK George A. Lepisto, 86, a resident of Hancock, passed away at home Saturday evening, February 2, 2019, from an apparent heart attack. He was born July 29, 1932, in Laurium, a son of the late Arthur and Esther (Tormala) Lepisto. George graduated from Calumet High School and attended Michigan …

UPDATE–Suspect’s name released in Mass City stabbing–23 year old Marcus Bain of Watersmeet is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, assault with a dangerous weapon, and police officer-assaulting, resisting, and obstructing. He will be back in court February 11 ————————————————————————————————————- …

The following press release was issued by the Portage Health Foundation: [Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is releasing its 2019 Small Grants Request for Proposal (RFP) again for the second year. PHF recognized that grants large and small play a significant role in the community’s ability to meet …