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Hancock Council Adopts Zoning Update

Hancock’s extensive new zoning ordinance is officially on the books. After hearing from more than a dozen residents at a public hearing last evening, the city council voted 5-2 to enact the first major update to the code in a half century.  Citizen comments included concern about the “mixed use” …

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Houghton City Council Celebrates First Octantis Visit – Council Meeting Wrap

The Houghton city council celebrated the first actual visit to the area by the Viking Cruise ship Octantis last evening. At the council’s regular meeting, City Manager Eric Waara said the day went smoothly… All indications are people had a great day here. Everything worked out well. People got to …

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CLK Board Ratifies Teacher Contract

CLK School District teachers have a new contract. At Tuesday’s meeting, the board of education ratified the agreement that runs into 2024. Details about the pact were not released. The board approved hot lunch prices for the upcoming year, and ratified contracts with food providers. Ivan Niemi was named an …

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The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Extends Finlandia University’s Nursing Accreditation to 2032

Finlandia University has earned re-accreditation for the school’s nursing program. Finlandia received their re-accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Finlandia University offers two tracks for education in nursing, through their Bachelor of Science in nursing degree and an online RN-BSN program. The university’s renewal will last for 10 …

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Viking Cruises’ 665 Foot Vessel Makes Debut Stop in the Copper Country

This morning Viking Cruises made their debut stop in the Portage Canal. The 665 foot long ship arrived to the Keweenaw just before 8 am this morning, docking near the U.S. Coast Guard Station – Portage in Dollar Bay. From there the cruise liner’s occupants were tended by a smaller …

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Houghton County Supports Trail Markers – County Board Wrap-Up

Houghton County is supporting an effort to install location markers on ATV and snowmobile trails. The effort is spearheaded by Joe Schneller, who recently completed signing the trails in Keweenaw County. The markers give location information that rescuers can use to locate stranded trail users in remote areas. At their …

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Hancock Could Adopt New Zoning Ordinance Tonight

The City of Hancock could approve its new zoning ordinance at a special council meeting tonight. City Manager Mary Babcock says the first major rewrite of the zoning rules in more than a half-century has been in the works since November of 2020… The Planning Commission did a lot of …

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Houghton City to Consider Parking Ordinance Change Tonight

The City of Houghton will consider a change in its parking ordinance this evening. The proposed revision would allow the council to change fines for violations by resolution. Currently, updating the fine structure requires modifying the entire ordinance. Officials anticipate the change will give city officials more flexibility to adapt …

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Alexander Shines, but Tigers Fall – Wednesday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more details. MLB The Tigers lost to the Guardians 5-2 last night. Tyler Alexander turned in a quality start, allowing just two runs over seven innings. He took the tough loss. Cleveland put the game away with three runs off Will Vest in the …

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Allouez Township Fire Moves into Their New Fire Hall

The Allouez Township Fire Department has finished moving into their new home. For years the department saved money from a township millage to finance the construction of a larger facility to house their truck and equipment. In total the new building cost about 900,000 dollars, and the department did have …

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