While snow and freezing rain forced schools to close in the Copper Country Monday, parts of the Central Upper Peninsula were hammered with a dangerous ice storm. The weather not only caused school closures in Marquette County and the surrounding areas but the ice also caused widespread power outages. A …
Read More »2019 Winter Carnival Royal Court Crowned
The 2019 Winter Carnival Queen is fourth year Biological Sciences pre-med major Jill Poliskey. The Midland native was crowned Saturday night during the Queen’s Coronation at the Rozsa Center. She was also named Miss Congeniality. Poliskey represented St. Albert the Great University Parish and was sponsored by Suomi Home Bakery …
Read More »Damaged Calumet Village Public Works Garage “Structurally Sound”
The public works garage in Calumet is still structurally sound following damage received last week when the vacant former church building next door collapsed. Originally St. John the Baptist Croatian Church, the church was closed in the 1960’s when several local Catholic churches were consolidated, and then changed hands several …
Read More »Walgreens Beginning To Transfer Local Shopko Pharmacy Files To Houghton Location
Walgreens is preparing to welcome former Shopko pharmacy customers following the acquisition of the department store’s local pharmacy files during their bankruptcy auction last week. Shopko filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January as it restructures its business, including the auctioning of the pharmacies and moving several optical centers …
Read More »Gov. Whitmer Signs Executive Order Announcing Dept. Of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
The following press release was issued by Gov. Whitmer’s office: Creates Offices of Climate and Energy, Clean Water Public Advocate, Environmental Justice Public Advocate LANSING, Mich. — Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders and one executive directive to protect the Great Lakes, clean up our drinking water, and combat …
Read More »Obituary: Clarence “Dan” Kemppainen
Funeral services for Clarence “Dan” Kemppainen, 89, of Atlantic Mine, who passed away January 30, 2019, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic Mine. Visitation will be 1hour prior to the service on Wednesday in the church. Arrangements are …
Read More »Four People Injured In Two-Vehicle Accident
Several people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Portage Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 7:20pm on US-41 just north of Denton Road. Authorities say an 89-year-old Mohawk man was attempting to turn north onto US-41 from a private driveway. The driver …
Read More »Logging Truck Loses Part Of Its Load
A logging truck lost its load on the roadway Friday evening in Elm River Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call around 8:45pm about a large pile of logs blocking Pike Lake Road near the Clear Lake Access Road. Authorities say a 32-year-old Escanaba man was …
Read More »Obituary: James Patrick Richardson
James Patrick Richardson, age 83, of Covington, MI passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. He was born in Chicago, IL on December 16, 1935. James graduated from high school in Chicago. He served in the United States Army and was a member of …
Read More »Obituary: Glenn Hayrynen
TOIVOLA Glenn Hayrynen, 68, of Toivola, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at UP Health System-Marquette. Arrangements are being handled by the Mountain View Mortuary of South Range, Antila Funeral Service, Inc.
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