Congressman Jack Bergman is joining the call urging President Trump to approve Governor Snyder’s appeal for individual assistance. FEMA determined that the damage done to private property during the June flood did not meet the threshold necessary to offer individual assistance. Bergman sent a letter to Trump expressing his support …

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Wilho A. Michaelson, 92, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, August 20, 2018. He was born on May 13, 1926 in Finlayson, Minnesota to Emil and Anna Michaelson and raised in Traprock Valley. He attended the local schools at the little …

South Range, Cheryl L. (Wayne) Hackman, 61, a resident of South Range, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018, at UP Health – Marquette Hospital following a short illness. She was born n February 9, 1957, in South Range, MI, a daughter of the late John and Florence (Pidgeon) Butala.  Cheryl …

Oskar, MI       Lois E. Usitalo, 86, a former resident of Oskar passed away Sunday August 19, 2018, at Woodland Haven of the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past three years.      She was born on October 23, 1931, in …

The Warrior Walk is a walk for suicide prevention and awareness in memory of loved ones lost, in support of those who struggle, and for loved ones left behind. It’s called a Warrior Walk because each day can be a struggle where people must fight like warriors. To show that …

While many students spent their summer vacation playing video games and catching up with friends, teenagers from Houghton and Calumet high schools have spent much of their summer vacation walking the streets of Calumet and Laurium, and charting their findings. “The students spent five weeks collecting information about the local …

It’s not often the public gets an inside look at a US Coast Guard Station, now here’s their chance. Coast Guard Station Portage will hold an open house at their location in Dollar Bay this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The open house will include tours of the …

Houghton County is working with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) to update their joint five-year recreation plan. In addition to guiding improvements to the county’s recreation facilities and sites, the plan will ensure the county is eligible for certain grants from the Michigan Department of Natural …

Who has the best pasties in the Copper Country? For the second year in a row, Suomi Restaurant was voted the Pasty Fest Winner on Saturday in Calumet. The 100 voting kits were sold out by 12:30pm as people cast their votes for either Suomi, Connie’s Kitchen, Mohawk Superette or …