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The City of Houghton’s Election Commission voted unanimously to schedule a special contest slated for May 3rd to fill the open council seat created by Dan Salo’s resignation. Salo is planning to winter in warmer weather beginning this year. The council had a chance to select one of eight applicants …

A Genesee County man has pleaded guilty to making a harassing phone call to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly during the 2020 election campaign. At a preliminary hearing this morning, Matthew Smith accepted a deal, in which he pleaded guilty to one count of malicious use of telecommunication services. He …

The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce will be welcoming shoppers outside its L’Anse headquarters for Small Business Saturday. A booth will be set up with refreshments and coupons to area stores. There will also be an opportunity to register to win $25 in Baraga Bucks, which act as a gift …

A storm system rapidly intensified Sunday causing winds to howl and some lake effect snow to kick up across the Upper Peninsula. Gusts reached over 50 miles per hour from Copper Harbor to the Straits of Mackinac, and that snarled commercial traffic on the ground and on Lake Superior. The …

An article appearing last week in Bridge Magazine highlighted at least 45 Michigan towns that had rejected allocated funds in the most recent federal stimulus bill. One of those is Houghton County’s Franklin Township. The piece by Jonathan Oosting notes that the municipalities are overwhelmingly conservative, as is most of …

The Village of Laurium is working on a Master Plan. Council President John Sullivan stops by to talk about it. Youthwork UP is known for its summer projects, but this year they will have a crew going throughout the winter in the Calumet area. Crew Leader Kevin Weir discusses.

College Volleyball The Michigan Tech volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 19-25, 14-16) decision to Ferris State in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship game yesterday. Anna Jonynas led Tech with 17 kills. Megan Utlak recorded 31 digs, and Laura De Marchi racked up 53 assists. …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Hancock edged Ashwaubenon 4-3. LeRoy Bastien opened the scoring for the Bulldogs. The Jaguars netted a pair to take the lead near the end of the first period, but the Bulldogs got goals from Rudy Bekkala, Chad Nordstrom and Bastien within a …

High School In high school hockey season last night… • Houghton opened its season with a 6-0 victory over Escanaba. Camden Markham had a hat trick plus two assists. Gaborik Carlson logged four straight assists, and Connor Raffaelli a goal and two assists. Troy Povich made 18 saves to earn …

If you get into a conversation late one night and have to lay odds on whether your favorite fairy tales really end happily ever after, what side of that wager do you plan to take? That’s the overarching theme of the new production by the combined Houghton and Hancock Drama …