The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invite the public to an Oct. 11 dedication ceremony for lands acquired as part of the Abbaye Peninsula – Huron Bay Conservation Initiative in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With the support of …
Read More »Finlandia Men’s Soccer Wins, Women Fall – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball today… – Calumet travels to at West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Houghton. – Hancock hosts L’Anse. – Dollar Bay visits Baraga. – Chassell journeys to Wakefield-Marenisco. – Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Bessemer. – …
Read More »Letters Of Commendation Coming To Two Houghton County Officials
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners agreed to issue Letters of Commendation to retired Undersheriff Roy Britz and to retiring Emergency Management Coordinator Jack Dueweke. Britz served the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department for a total of 27 years, 20 of those as Undersheriff and the rest as a deputy. He left …
Read More »Assessment Approved For Otter Lake Dam Expenses
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution for the Otter Lake Special Assessment District at their October meeting Tuesday. Houghton County Drain Commissioner John Pekkala said the assessment is for costs incurred since 2014 for maintenance on the Otter Lake Dam. He said the bulk of those costs …
Read More »White Pine Electric Official Warns Keweenaw Could Be Left Powerless
The Copper Country could be left in the dark, that’s the message from the operators of an Ontonagon power plant. At their October meeting Tuesday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners heard from PM Power Group’s Chief Operating Officer Zach Halkula, whose company operates White Pine Electric Power. The natural gas …
Read More »New Houghton County Emergency Management Coordinator Introduced
Houghton County has a new Emergency Management Coordinator. For the last 17 years, the position has been held by Jack Dueweke, but he will be retiring at the end of the month. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Dueweke introduced his replacement, Christopher Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale …
Read More »Howard Struggles in Wings’ Loss – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball yesterday… – Calumet swept L’Anse 3-0. – Chassell v West Iron County – not reported. – Baraga v Watersmeet – not reported. – Ontonagon v Bessemer – not reported. In high school cross country, results from the Westwood …
Read More »Body Of Third Missing Boater Recovered
The last of the three missing boaters was recovered from Lake Superior today. The victim, 43 years old Steven Chartre was recovered by staff from the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City and Michigan Tech University research vessel Agassiz. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) …
Read More »Nearly 50 Motorcycles Turn Out For Ride Against Abuse
They call themselves the ADV Riders, which stands for Against Domestic Violence. For the third straight year, motorcyclists turned out on the first Monday in October to make some noise during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The annual Ride Against Abuse is organized by the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home. Organizers …
Read More »Plea Deal For Atlantic Mine Meth Suspect
A plea agreement has been reached for a Houghton County drug suspect. 52-year-old Anthony James Vencato appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday for an arraignment. He pled guilty to Attempted Possession of Meth or Ecstasy, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. As per the plea …
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