HOUGHTON, MI, Thursday, June 27, 2019 – The Rozsa Center is pleased to announce their 2019/20 Season Ticket Sale! Season Ticket Packages are on sale July 1, with the best discounts available on all the season has to offer! There are four Season Ticket Package options this year, offering savings …
Read More »Hancock Man Charged In Child Pornography Case
A Hancock man is facing child pornography charges. 34-year-old Michael Frederick Schreiber was arrested following an investigation into his online activity by the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorities say Schreiber had been downloading and distributing child sexually abusive material at his residence …
Read More »UP Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
An Upper Peninsula man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Marquette County. A trooper from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post responded to the accident on M-95 near Grosbeak Lane in Republic Township around 6:30am Thursday. 56-year-old Charles Boshears of Republic was southbound on M-95 on a 1991 Harley …
Read More »State Takes Legal Action To Shut Down Line 5
State Attorney General Dana Nessel is taking action to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. Nessel made two court filings Thursday—one to dismiss a lawsuit by Enbridge to honor the deal struck under the Snyder administration and the other to order a decommissioning of the …
Read More »Volunteers Needed For Canal Run
The 44th annual Canal Run is coming up next month and they need your help. Over 80 volunteers are still needed to put on the event July 20th and UP Health System Portage Health & Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says it’s the volunteers who make the race possible. “It takes …
Read More »Be Aware Of Local Fireworks Restrictions
With the Fourth of July only a week away, many residents will be enjoying fireworks on their own property. New laws now give local communities a greater ability to regulate the use of those fireworks. Local governments can reduce the number of days and limit the hours fireworks can be …
Read More »Summer Improvement Projects Underway In Houghton
The City of Houghton is getting spruced up for summer. City Manager Eric Waara had several updates on local improvement projects in his report, read by City Clerk Ann Vollrath to the city council at Wednesday’s regular meeting. The Great Lakes Conservation Corp is planting more than 50 trees this …
Read More »Teen Injured In Rollover Crash
A teenager is recovering from a rollover accident Wednesday in Negaunee Township. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post responded to the crash shortly after 12:30pm on US-41 near Heritage Drive. Authorities say the 17-year-old male from Skandia was eastbound in a white 2004 GMC Envoy when he made …
Read More »Local Community Benefiting From Manufacturing Company Expansion
Photo by InvestUP An expansion by a ceiling tile manufacturer in L’Anse is providing 25 more jobs to Baraga County. A grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund of $375,000 and a tax incentive from the Village of L’Anse helped make the growth of CertainTeed possible. The company has had an …
Read More »Coca Cola Sweeps Fast Pitch DH – Thursday Sports Wrap
MLB The Detroit Tigers lost their sixth straight game last night, falling 4-1 to the Texas Rangers. Matthew Boyd struck out 11 over seven innings, but served up two homers, and allowed all four Texas runs. Brandon Dixon’s solo homer accounted for Detroit’s only run. The Tigers host the Rangers …
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