In high school boys basketball last night… • Houghton fell to Kingsford 73-47. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City defeated Calumet 57-45. • Lake Linden Hubbell got past Hancock 39-34. In girls hoops action last night… • Houghton routed L’Anse 72-35. Unofficially, Stella Wickstrom led the Gremlins with 21 points, and Meghan …
Read More »Governor Whitmer announces details of car insurance rebate
Over $3 billion will be returned to Michigan drivers thanks to a surplus in the Michigan catastrophic claims fund. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced via press release early Tuesday morning that reimbursement would come in the form of a $400 check for each registered vehicle. If you are already plotting what …
Read More »Toll from Pearl Harbor attack hit Western Upper Peninsula hard
Eighty years ago a sleepy Sunday morning in paradise turned into a day of infamy. The Japanese military attacked the base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, decimating most of our country’s naval fleet in the Pacific. One of the sobering reminders of that day is the USS Arizona. A memorial and …
Read More »Christmas festivals across the Copper Country this weekend
Chassell, Houghton, Calumet, and Hubbell all have one thing in common this weekend. They are going to look a lot like the North Pole and not because of the most recent snow storm. Christmas is taking hold of the Copper Country in a way as big as a bowl full …
Read More »Calumet Theatre reworking insurance policy
The Calumet Theatre is dark for the month of December. Board President Dan Jamison says the organization is reworking its insurance policy with the help of the Leveque Agency. What I did was get the $2 million basic liability and an additional $1 million balloon liability and a liquor liability …
Read More »MTU Basketball Sweeps NMU – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School Mother Nature snowed out the opening games of the high school boys basketball season last night… • The Lake Linden-Hubbell game at Hancock has been rescheduled to tonight. The varsity game will tip off at 5:45, ahead of the regularly-scheduled Bulldogs girls game. • The Jeffers game at …
Read More »Copper Harbor ice fishing ranked among nation’s best
FishingBooker says that Copper Harbor is one of the eight best places in America to ice fish. It joins Midwest magnets like Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, Brainerd, Minnesota, and Devils Lake in North Dakota, among other national sites. The honor won’t be a surprise to area residents, but Keweenaw Convention …
Read More »Representative Markkanen weighs in on redistricting
A growing bipartisan chorus is urging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to release the transcript for discussions held during a closed door meeting in late October. The panel met with lawyers in response to a state civil rights department opinion that said the preliminary draft the group has been working …
Read More »Lawmakers cautious in approach to Oxford High School shooting
More details are emerging about the actions taken by Oxford Community Schools officials in the days leading up to the shooting at the high school last Tuesday, killing four. In a press conference held on Friday, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald discussed several warning signs displayed by 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley. …
Read More »Nominating petitions now available for Houghton special election
The City of Houghton’s May special election is technically already underway. Prospective candidates can pick up nominating packets at City Center during regular business hours. There are no fees charged for running, but anyone interested in having their name on the ballot must return a form filled with 40 to …
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