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Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Hancock fell to Negaunee 3-1. – Calumet swept Ishpeming 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18). – Lake Linden-Hubbell v Chassell – not reported. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City v Ontonagon – not reported. – L’Anse lost …

Skateboarders in the Keweenaw may have a chance to use its newest park before winter. Construction began on the Houghton Skate Park recently and it’s expected to be completed within the next few weeks, giving its skaters a quick glimpse of the facility before it’s hidden by a blanket of …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is predicting a successful deer hunting season. The DNR has provided a forecast of the upcoming deer seasons in the 2018 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects report. Deer numbers appear to be up over last year and biologists are expecting the number of deer taken …

Residents in the Houghton—Portage Township School District are seeing the money raised from the recent bond proposal put to work. In the Houghton High School newsletter, School Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil listed the items that were completed over the summer. Among them were new lockers and benches in the Middle School …

Many Upper Peninsula Power Company customers will soon have smart meters installed to monitor energy usage in their homes. The company says UPPCO’s advanced metering solution utilizes new infrastructure, state-of-the-art technology and smart meters to modernize the power grid. The primary benefit of this new system is the ability to …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Hancock travels to Negaunee. – Calumet welcomes Ishpeming. – Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Chassell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City journeys to Ontonagon. – L’Anse entertains Iron Mountain. – Baraga hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. In cross country, …

Work to upgrade the traffic signals will begin this week at several intersections in Houghton. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be working on the lights at M-26 and Sharon Avenue, Brickyard Lane and Green Acres Road, as well as US-41 at MacInnes Drive and at Isle Royale Street. Upgrades …

Psychologist was charged after it was alleged he was giving patients Oxycodone, other drugs in exchange for sexual favors LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced his criminal division has charged psychologist Michael Wallace Varney, 61, of Caspian, with 50 felony counts on allegations he provided patients with oxycodone …

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN – The National Park Service (NPS) announced Friday the beginning of implementation of the Record of Decision of the Plan to Address Wolf Presence on Isle Royale National Park that was signed in June.  This fall, the NPS working with partners and other agencies, plans to translocate up …

As the stalemate between the contractor’s association and union road workers carries on, the state is looking at bringing in the National Guard to get key projects moving again. Union road workers have been locked out for three weeks after the two sides failed to come to an agreement following …