Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Houghton and Gogebic split their doubleheader. The Gremlins won the opener 18-0, as Gab Carlson tossed a three-inning no-hitter. Eli Heathman drove in four runs. Heathman added two more RBI in the nightcap, as …
Read More »Keweenaw Heartlands Public Input Session Tomorrow
The Nature Conservancy announced the acquisition of more than 32,000 acres last year, known as the Keweenaw Heartlands. They held public input sessions and surveys, gathering responses from locals on what they would like to see happen with the Heartlands. The draft summarizes the desired characteristics of the body that …
Read More »Laurium Recieves BS&A Software Grant, Ordinance Committee to Discuss Repealing Village Marijuana Prohibition
The Village of Laurium has been awarded a BS&A software grant. Laurium will use a 51,000 dollar grant from the state of Michigan to implement BS&A software for village bill payment, and administrative tasks. Currently Laurium uses four types of software to run administrative tasks such as bill keeping, payroll, …
Read More »City of Hancock Council Meeting Preview: Repaving roads and Public Water Replacements
Hancock will hold their now-once monthly meeting tonight. In new business, there will be the consideration of Rick White to the Board of Review with a term ending this December. The repair of the asphalt on Montezuma Avenue from Hancock St. to Quincy St. funded through a MDOT Emergency Relief …
Read More »Calumet Village Council Meeting: Approval of Minutes and BS&A Software Grant
The Village of Calumet met last night to address previous notes from other board meetings. These were all unanimously approved. Most budget approvals were tabled for the next work meeting. There were loud discussions about the village paying for the part of a sign that encourages ATV and snowmobile riders …
Read More »Magaraggia Tosses No-Hitter, as L’Anse Baseball Wins Two – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Calumet dropped two to Negaunee, 9-2 and 13-3.• L’Anse took two from Lake Linden-Hubbell, 10-2 and 12-2. Ross Biekkola earned the win in game one, and Logan Dusinki, Blake Harden and Les Lafernier each …
Read More »U.P. Students To Attend National Civic Engagement Summit
A group of UP high schooler’s are headed down to Washington D.C. to attend a national youth summit concerning civic issues, called Mikva Challenge National Youth Summit. America’s civic score has declined in the last few years, and 100 students nationwide are gathering in Washington D.C. to demonstrate the power …
Read More »CLK Schools Welcome Public to First Open House Showcase
The CLK schools are showcasing the achievements and progression of the students in a showcase in place of parent teacher conferences. “This is the first year we’ve done this. The whole goal is to do a better job of communicating the amazing things that our staff and students are doing. …
Read More »ATV Tourism Begins, Impacting Local Economy
ATV season started officially yesterday. Please keep in mind Trail 3 between Dollar Bay and Lake Linden is undergoing some serious reconstruction. “There was a question of naturalizing the trails, which essentially is walking away from it, and we found that unacceptable, so again, we went to Kevin [Store] and …
Read More »FAQ’s About Houghton’s New Trash and Recycling Carts
The City of Houghton is transitioning to the use of trash and recyclables carts instead of special garbage bags beginning June 1. Waste Management will deliver 64 -gallon trash carts and 64-gallon recyclables carts to customers the last two weeks of May. Beginning June 1, they will only collect what …
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