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Houghton County voters will decide in less than two weeks if the 55 year old county jail will get an overhaul.  Residents expressed their concerns and asked questions during an open discussion held last night at the county courthouse, as they educate themselves before taking to the voting booths. “A …

There is no perfect solution for parking downtown in the city of Houghton.  That was the answer given by Police Chief John Donnelly when a local business owner raised the question of parking tickets at the regular meeting of the Houghton City Council. Donnelly explained that visitors are given one …

Is Meijer wanted in Houghton? The company is preparing to build a brand new store in the city of Houghton and Portage Township. The city council held a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed Public Act 425 agreement that would allow both municipalities to collect their due property taxes in …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School The regular high school volleyball season wraps up tonight… – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City joins Ewen-Trout Creek for a triangular at Lake Linden-Hubbell. – Chassell visits Baraga. – L’Anse entertains Ontonagon. – Jeffers visits Wakefield-Marenisco. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s soccer …

As Michigan Tech continues to educate the next generation of engineers, researchers, and innovative thinkers, faculty members are also being honored for their role and advancements. “Tonight we had a celebration to honor our premiere faculty and staff for research and teaching and outreach and diversity awards,” said Michigan Tech …

A close call happened this week on an Upper Peninsula road when a logging truck lost its load.  The accident happened Monday shortly after 3pm on County Road 550 near Eagle Nest Road in Marquette County. According to the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, the logging truck, owned by a McInerney …

Chassell Township residents will vote on a recreation millage on November 6th. The 0.5 mills will be used to help fund recreation priorities set by township residents through a recreation survey completed in the summer of 2017.  Revenue from the millage would fund projects identified in Chassell Township’s new five-year …

Houghton County residents have two more opportunities to learn about the new jail expansion proposal. Presentations will be held at the Houghton County Courthouse tonight and at the Franklin Township Hall tomorrow.  Both meetings begin at 7pm. The county is looking to borrow $11 million for up to 20 years …

WestPAC Copper Division champion Calumet and Westwood dominated the All-Conference Team announced Tuesday. Travis Ojala of the Copper Kings was named Offensive Player of the Year. Teammate Nick Djerf was named Special Teams Player of the Year, and John Croze was named Coach of the Year for leading Calumet to …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Houghton edged West Iron County 3-2. – Calumet blanked Hancock 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-21). – At a triangular, Lake Linden-Hubbell defeated Watersmeet 2-0, then fall to Ironwood 2-1. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City v …