Helmi Ida Loosemore, age 95 of Skanee, MI, passed away on Thursday, November 29th at Bayside Village in L’Anse, surrounded by loving family. She had been a resident at Bayside for over 5 years, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Helmi was born September 16th, 1923 in South Range, MI, daughter of …

Houghton Joseph E. DeForge, 89, a former resident of Superior Location, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident for the past five years. He was born on January 5, 1929, in Painesdale, MI, a son of …

Normandine (Dee Dee) LaFernier, age 80, left the world on November 29th, 2018 at Bayside Village after her struggle with cancer. She was born on November 12, 1938, the daughter of Armand and Rebecca (Foucault) Boyer. Dee Dee grew up on a dairy farm in Baraga County. She married Mervin …

Patricia A. Anderson, 82, a resident of Houghton went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning December 2, 2018, shortly after being admitted to the UP Health Portage Hospital. She was born on September 18, 1936, in Houghton. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Helen (Woods) …

HANCOCK — Hobbyhorses are all the rage in Finland, and organizers of the Heikinpäivä festival are bringing this exciting, family-friendly fad to Hancock this year. You can create your own hobbyhorse anytime, anywhere, but what better time that at a community hobbyhorse workshop on Tuesday, December 4 at Sew Cranky …

A Community food drive has students in Chassell fighting hunger and competing for pizza at the same time.  K through 12 students at the Chassell School have been collecting canned and dry goods that will be forwarded to area food banks tomorrow, with each grade competing to collect the most.  …

November 30, 2018 — Unemployed workers in Houghton County will now have the convenience of unemployment insurance and reemployment services all in one location. TIA-UI has partnered with UPWARD Talent Council Michigan Works! to house an unemployment insurance representative at the Michigan Works service center at 400 Quincy St. in Hancock, effective …

HOUGHTON, MI – November 30, 2018 – The City of Houghton has been recognized for its successes and efforts in contributing to Michigan’s entrepreneurial growth and economic development in the annual eCities study conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research. Houghton was honored as a …

With the valuable assistance of hunters, a minimum goal set for chronic wasting disease deer head testing has been surpassed in two surveillance areas set up in the central Upper Peninsula. The testing will aid the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in determining the extent of this deadly deer disease …

A Calumet man is dead after suffering a medical emergency while driving. The Michigan State Police say an accident happened Thursday around 5:15 when 56-year-old Jeffrey Ruona was involved in a crash at Fourth Street and Scott Street in the Village of Calumet. The investigation and statements from witnesses showed …