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The Ranger III is sight to see whenever is traverses the Portage Canal, but the best sights can be seen while aboard the vessel. The public is invited to enjoy a three-hour cruise on the Keweenaw Waterway aboard the Ranger III on Thursday. The ship will be docked at the …

How close is the start of the school year? The CLK School District just held its last Board of Education meeting of the summer. At Tuesday’s meeting, the board extended their appreciation to Dave Heinz and Lori Weir for receiving the “Judy Watson Olson Education Award” from the Great Lakes …

Houghton County will make an additional $1 million payment into the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System. That decision to put the extra funds toward the unfunded liability did not come without disagreement, however. At their regular meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Scott Ala proposed the county should withhold the payment for the time …

A few more orange barrels will be popping up in Houghton over the next few weeks. Starting Wednesday, crews will be at several locations working on the roads. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said, “They’re going to be doing a full crush and shape on several streets in town that …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Francisco Rodriguez struggled again, and the Detroit Tigers lost to the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in a 15-inning game that ended early this morning. Victor Martinez’ home run in the top of the 15th broke a 4-4 tie. Rodriguez came in to …

Calumet High School has announced this year’s new members of its Athletic Hall of Fame. Tim Baroni was an All-Conference quarterback and basketball player, and set numerous school track and field records in the mid-1970s. He went on to play basketball at Michigan Tech. Al Eckhart was a football and …

A former high school coach facing child pornography charges is heading to trial. The trial of 71-Year old Don Sawaski has been scheduled to begin on November 14th in Houghton County Circuit Court. Sawaski, a former athletic director at Houghton High School, is facing two counts of possession of child sexually abusive …

Houghton, Michigan—Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is currently looking for volunteers for this year’s Keweenaw Brewfest annual fundraiser. It will be held on Saturday, August 27th, 2016, from 1-5 PM at the Kestner Waterfront Park (Chutes & Ladders) in Houghton. KCF currently needs volunteers to help with setup on Friday, August …

The case against Hancock man who allegedly attacked another man when a drug deal went bad is now over. 27-year-old Joseph Schreiber was sentenced to 12 months in the Houghton County Jail for both Felonious Assault and Attempted Larceny in a Building. Those sentences will run concurrently. He was given …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Hisashi Iwakuma struck out eight over seven innings, as the Seattle Mariners blanked the Detroit Tigers 3-0 last night. Iwakuma outpitched Detroit rookie Michael Fulmer, who allowed just two runs over seven innings. The Tigers continue that series at Seattle tonight. Daniel Norris will …