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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 …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s soccer team defeated Wisconsin-Superior 2-1 yesterday afternoon. Kirsten L’Esperance scored both of the Lions’ goals. Haley Makela got the win in net. It’s the first time the Lions have ever defeated the Yellowjackets. It’s also the fifth win …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football yesterday… – Lake Linden-Hubbell earned its first victory of the season, with a 34-8 win over L’Anse. – Ontonagon got past Brimley 32-28. In high school volleyball yesterday, results from Calumet’s competition at the Duluth Invitational …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football last night… – Calumet remained unbeaten with a 34-0 victory over Norway. Sam Erkkila scored twice for the Copper Kings, and Travis Ojala and Trevor Hendrickson each ran for scores. Brent Loukus tossed a touchdown pass to Matt …