The Houghton man charged with beating a L’Anse man to death on September 1st, has plead insane. Luke Kreider pleaded insane during his preliminary examination on Monday. Kreider is charged with open homicide after an incident occurred at the Arbor Green apartments, where Caleb Lynum had been beaten. Lynum was …
Read More »Two-Way Traffic on College Avenue Promised Before Winter
Despite construction delays, the contractor working on the College Avenue rebuild in Houghton still hopes to have traffic mostly back to normal by the end of fall. At last night’s Houghton City Council meeting, a representative from Upper Peninsula Engineers and Architects, which is overseeing the project, said Bacco Construction …
Read More »UPPCO Pursues Rate Increase
Upper Peninsula Power Company wants to raise its rates. The company has filed a request with the Michigan Public Service Commission for an additional $17.3 million per year in revenue. The increase would be phased in over a two-year period beginning in July of 2023. In its filing with the …
Read More »Staff Changes at CCISD
The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board approved a number of personnel changes at its meeting Tuesday. See the full meeting summary here.
Read More »Oktoberfest Saturday in South Range
South Range will celebrate autumn on Saturday. The day-long Oktoberfest event will begin with a pancake breakfast at the Range Lounge. The Jeffers High School 5k Walk/Run and 10k Run will begin at 9. From 10 until 3, a classic car show will be held on Main Street. Activities at …
Read More »Brewers Gain in Wild Card Race – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball this evening… • Houghton plays at Hancock. Coverage begins around 6:10 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. • Calumet visits L’Anse. Coverage begins around 6:10 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. …
Read More »WUPHD’s Special Meeting on Saturday Makes Up for Lost Time
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is holding a special meeting on Saturday. The special meeting is to make up for last week’s cancelled regular meeting for the Board of Health. The meeting will start at 10 am, at the health department’s Hancock office, and is available to connect with …
Read More »Michigan Tech is Celebrating 101 Years of Robots with Various Events During October
Coined in 1920 the term “robot” is a newer term in language, and was first used in Czech playwright Karel Capek’s hit R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots. University of Michigan Science Historian and Professor, Howard Markel, has said the word comes from an old Slavic term, rabota, meaning forced labor. …
Read More »Houghton Council to Consider Transit ADA Policy Tonight
The agenda for tonight’s Houghton City Council meeting appears to be a light one. The council will be asked to approve an updated Americans with Disabilities Act policy for Houghton Transit. The policy includes a complaint process that citizens can use if they feel the policy has been violated. The …
Read More »Gas Price Increase Blamed on Refinery Fire
Gasoline prices in Michigan continue to surge. Yesterday, the statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded regular jumped to $4.12 per gallon. That’s 13 cents higher than it was on Monday, and 32 cents higher than a week ago. The average price in Houghton County climbed to $4.18 per …
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