Michigan Tech students, faculty, and members of the community are invited to take part in a monthly environmental movie night. The presentation is part of the Greenfilm series, that is now in its seventh year and will be followed by a group discussion.   “This is a program where we …

Rates at the county marina are going up. The Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved a 6 percent increase of the rates at their regular meeting Tuesday. County Administrator Eric Forsberg said the last rate increase was in 2013. The board also approved the sale of a parcel of property …

The county board approved a proposal to put a millage renewal on the August ballot for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The current millage is 1.0 mill.  The renewal would include an increase of 0.15 mills to cover the cost of the increasing number of veterans coming to the office …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners received an update on the discussion of the jail addition at their regular meeting Tuesday. County officials met with various groups to discuss the design of the jail during a three day workshop earlier this month. The addition would go behind the courthouse where …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners agreed to sell property at the fairgrounds in Hancock to the Houghton County Fair. The purchase will protect the fair if for some reason the property would suddenly become unavailable down the road and the fair was forced to move. Such a move would …

A mass-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies is in the works and Houghton County is being invited to take part. Attorneys from The Sam Bernstein Law Firm and Weitz & Luxenberg spoke to the County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday. Dozens of municipalities have already agreed to retain …

Carolyn B. Kuivinen, age 68, of Alston, MI, passed away at her son’s home with her loving family by her side on Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born in Calumet, MI on May 19, 1949, the daughter of the late Samuel and Marian (Santti) McClung. Carolyn attended schools in …

Hancock: Laura V. Swenson, 72, of Hancock, passed away early on Monday morning, February 12, 2018 at U.P. Health System-Portage Hospital. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with the arrangements which are still incomplete.

Elsebet Jegstrup, 80, a resident of Copper Harbor passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, Michigan. Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet, Michigan.

Dollar Bay      Craig E. Wilson, 79, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Saturday February 10, 2018, at his home with his family by his side.      He was born on February 11, 1938, in Lincoln, MI, a son of the late Forrest and Florence (Doriet) Wilson.  As a child, he moved …