Fourth grade students from across the Keweenaw Peninsula and western Upper Michigan will be attending day-long field trips at Keweenaw National Historical Park from May 15-17. The annual event is known as Copper TRACES and is part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The name Copper TRACES identifies …

Motorists can expect slight delays when crossing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The Michigan Department of Transportation is conducting routine detailed inspections of the bridge that began Monday and will continue throughout the next couple of weeks. “The purpose of this inspection is to perform a systematic review of the …

Houghton High School is the highest ranked Upper Peninsula public high school in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Over 20,500 school were evaluated and the Gremlins were ranked 53rd in the state and 1,527th in the nation.  The school also received a silver award. L’Anse …

Work at Houghton-Portage Township Schools that is part of the bond passed by voters is set to begin. That’s the word from the latest newsletter released Monday by the school, which says they are planning and ordering all the materials needed for the renovation and update. The construction will start …

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be conducting routine detailed inspections of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge beginning on Monday, May 14th. Intermittent lane closures and frequent opening of the bridge will be required from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Closures will affect vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic. …

Kerry Dale Johnson, age 52 of Arlington, Washington was pronounced dead at his home on April 29, 2018 do to natural causes. He was born August 13, 1965 in L’Anse, MI son of Dale Johnson and Bette (Falk) Gabe. Kerry attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from L’Anse High School …

Calumet: Milton Paul Heikkinen, 77, of Calumet and Houghton, passed away on May 11, 2018 at The Omega House in Houghton with his loving children by his side, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 5, 1940, in Mohawk, the town he referred to as his “stomping grounds.” …

Houghton Ethel H. Johnson, 101, a resident of West South Ave. in Houghton entered her Heavenly Home on May 9, 2018. She was born at the Houghton Canal District on December 11, 1916, a daughter of the late Felix and Hilda (Lehto) Hietala. She was the youngest of their seven …

Lake Linden: June (Kauthen) Sargent, 88, of Lake Linden, passed away on May 12, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hubbell. She was born June 28, 1929, in Garden, a daughter of Raymond and Delia Kauthen. June was married to Frederick Sargent on June 10, 1950. He passed away on March …

Hubbell: Mario A. Sapino, 65, of Hubbell, passed away at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital, after a short illness, on May 11, 2018. He was born on July 9, 1952, a son of Lawrence and LaVerna Sapino. He was a graduate of Calumet High School, where he was a proud …