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When shoppers visit downtown Hancock this holiday season, they’re going to see plenty of decorated windows to help spread the cheer. That’s because the Keweenaw Culture Project has teamed up with the City of Hancock to introduce the Hancock Holiday Window Display Competition. Those with an artistic eye and holiday …

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 …

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 …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School The high school volleyball tournament regional semifinals will be played tonight. – In Class D at Westwood, Lake Linden-Hubbell faces Munising at 7:00. – In Class C at Gladstone, Calumet takes on St. Ignace at 6:30. Finlandia The Finlandia University …

Former Northern Michigan University assistant football coach Rob Boss has been named the new head football coach at Finlandia University. Boss replaces Tim Driscoll, who founded the program, coached it for three seasons, and compiled a record of 7-17. The announcement was made in a press release issued this afternoon. …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Gary Peters hosted President of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Chris Swartz at a hearing of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee last week. Peters and the rest of the committee met to discuss how to protect Native American lands for future generations. …

The fate of the Portage Lake District Library will be decided Tuesday. The 7-year millage renewal to support the library is on the ballot for residents of the library district. The levy of 1.96 mills has supported the library for over 20 years but without it, Library Director Dillon Geshel …

Recent tests of the drinking water in Houghton has sparked some concern. In a notice on the city’s website, city officials say testing of tap water in homes for lead and copper is conducted every three years. Twenty samples were collected in September and three were found to be just …

A former Houghton High School coach and Athletic Director has been sentenced to one year in jail. 72-year-old Don Sawaski appeared in 97th District Court Friday after his case had been remanded from Houghton County Circuit Court at the end of October. He had been facing two counts of Possession …