A paralyzed veteran from Mass City is up walking around for the first time in nearly three decades with the help of a robotic exoskeleton. 58-year-old Dean Juntunen is a medically retired captain from the Air Force who was severely injured in a fall in 1991.  He volunteered to take …

Timothy Watchorn, age 56 of Sault Ste Marie, MI passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Omega House in Houghton, MI. He was born June 12, 1962 in Sault Ste Marie, MI son of James and Alice (Carlson) Watchorn. Tim grew up in Sault Ste Marie. He played …

Superior National Bank is working to address a problem over the weekend that led to some fraudulent activity on some customers’ debit and ATM cards. Most of the fraudulent charges were less than $100 and bank officials are contacting affected customers directly and removing any fraudulent charges and corresponding fees …

Post Road, Lake Linden: Dorothy “Dotti” Baril, 75, of Post Road, Lake Linden, passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on January 12, 2019. She was born on September 2, 1943 in San Francisco, CA, a daughter of Byron and Juanita (Powell) O’Neill.  She received a degree in accounting from …

Residents in the Houghton and Hancock area will soon have a new big box grocery and retail store to choose from.  Discussions have been underway for nearly a year between Meijer, Inc. and the city offices about the possibility of a Houghton Meijer location.  The sale of that property was …

As the push toward the midpoint of winter continues, the annual Heikinpäivä festival continues with more events this week. The Finnish-American celebration of the season features a spinning workshop and a squeaky cheese making class Monday afternoon at the Finnish-American Heritage Center.  The spinning workshop is at 2pm and the …

Family and Friends on Dorothy Moilanen please join us for a “Celebration of Life” in memory of Dorothy on Tuesday, July 2nd at the First United Methodist Church, 401 Quincy St., Hancock, MI.  The Reverend Scott Lindenberg will be officiating.  Visitation is from 10:00 to 11:00 am, service at 11:00 …

Upper Peninsula residents will get their first chance to meet new Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist since they were elected in November. The state leaders will be hosting a series of “Whitmer Winter Warmup” events throughout Michigan…including one on February 16th in Marquette.  The event will be held …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member on the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, introduced legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Americans pay – by far – the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Already this year, prices on more than 1,000 medications have …

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Iron Mountain Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking entries in visual arts, creative writing, and performing arts by Veterans for the local Veterans Creative Arts Festival being held March 8, 2019, in Iron Mountain with a chance to attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, October …