EAST LANSING, Nov. 6, 2017- The Trump Administration has announced the appointment of former state Sen. Jason Allen as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Michigan. “It is an honor to be selected by the President to fill the extremely important role of State Director of Rural …

The Secretary of State Office in Mohawk is back to its winter hours. The office has returned to one-day-a-week service instead of two as it adjusts to seasonal business volume. Now open on Thursdays only, the hours at the office on U.S. 41 remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with …

For this fall’s lecture, Michigan Tech professor John Vucetich will discuss environmental ethics and how it bridges into the world of environmental sciences and natural resource management. Vucetich will present the Fall 2017 Distinguished Lecture at a session of the Michigan Tech Research Forum. His lecture, “It’s Not About Wolves: …

Voters in the City of Houghton and Portage Township will vote today and decide the fate of the Portage Lake District Library. The current proposal on the ballot would renew an existing mill property tax that has sustained the library for the past 20 years.   Portage Lake District Library …

A Lake Linden woman facing embezzlement charges has accepted a plea agreement. 46-year-old Susan Dulong appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday and pled No Contest to one count of Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and one count of Attempted Illegal Use of a Financial Transaction Device. Additional counts of …

HANCOCK — Christopher John Koski, 53, of Hancock passed away peacefully at the Portage Health System, on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Christopher was born on September 1, 1964, a son of Norman and Corinne (Blau) Koski. He was employed for many years at Osceola Fiberglass Mfg. He was also employed …

Chassell Spring graveside services for John H. Pyykkonen, 77, a resident of Chassell who passed away November 3, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton, will be held 11 am Friday July 7, 2018 at the Chassell Cemetery with Rev. Soren Schmidt to officiate. To view John’s obituary or to …

Hancock      Edsel Johnson, 92, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday November 4, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.      He was born on June 11, 1925, in Mass City, MI, a son of the late Victor and Hulda (Aho) Johnson.  As …

John Steven Tulppo, age 71 of Sidnaw, MI passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, MI. He was born January 23, 1946 in Stambaugh, MI son of Orville and May Tulppo. John grew up in Jackson, MI and graduated from Parkside …

Tapiola      Julie A. (Michael) Delich, 62, a resident of Tapiola, passed away early Saturday morning November 4, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family following a short battle with cancer.      She was born on August 23, 1955, in Bessemer, MI, a daughter of the late Urbo and Bertha (Talus) Lammi.  As …