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The Houghton City Council amended ordinance 2017-284 last night at their regularly scheduled meeting. Ordinance 2017-284 regulates residential off-street parking. The new addition to the ordinance states if a parking area is not on a hard surface, then the parking area must have distinct separation from the non-parking area. If …

Just before 10:30 last night, all Upper Peninsula emergency dispatch centers experienced issues with cellular telephone 9-1-1 service and the Charter Communication land-line 9-1-1 service. The outage affected those who attempted to reach police, fire and emergency medical services at that time. The non-emergency lines were still in service, however. …

The Houghton City Council created a list of 10 Good Things That Happened in Houghton in the Last Two Weeks. One small mural has been painted on the 500 block of Shelden Avenue and a larger mural is in process near the bridge. During Monday’s afternoon eclipse, City Manager Eric …

The Upper Peninsula Solar Technical Assistance and Resource Team, or UPSTART, hosted a community solar forum to present basic information about their idea to install a community solar garden in L’Anse. Residents and business owners had the opportunity to discuss different aspects of the project and share their feedback with …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Lake Linden-Hubbell and Baraga play at a triangular at Chassell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City travels to Bessemer. MLB The Detroit Tigers suffered another lopsided loss to the New York Yankees, falling 10-2 last night. …

People have the tendency to blame technology for keeping them too “plugged in”, but what if the secret to curing this “technology burnout” was in the device itself?  Technology has allowed people to stay in contact with each other and the rest of the world, but sometimes, it like a …

Dial Help is holding crisis intervention training at the Portage Lake District Library for parents, professionals and community members this Saturday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will receive training on how to help friends and loved ones who are dealing with stress, personal crisis, mental illness …

Houghton-Portage Townships Schools is seeking a new board member. Applicants must send a notice of interest to Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil. The board will review the application. The person would be up for election at the next regular school board election next November. The need for a new member comes after …

U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow have announced that Sawyer International Airport in Gwinn has been awarded two grants from the Department of Transportation (DOT). The grants add up to $5,967,513, which will support airport improvement projects, including runway rehabilitation. Senator Peters said that airports are a key source …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The New York Yankees pounced on Matthew Boyd early, and routed the Detroit Tigers 13-4 last night. Boyd gave up three runs in the first inning, and left the game as New York scored four more in the third. Relievers Warwick …