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The Portage Township Board of Trustees is circulating a working draft of a “425” agreement, which is used to transfer land from one municipality to another. Members gave input at last night’s meeting, it goes before an attorney this week, and should be ready to be presented within days. The …

It was a mostly positive Houghton-Portage Township Board of Education meeting, but the district is dealing with some disruptions in regards to services provided to students. Stacked in the room next to the center table were Chromebooks that had been ordered over the summer, but had just arrived. The laptops …

High School In high school volleyball last night… • Calumet swept Houghton 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-16). • Ewen-Trout Creek blanked Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-0. • Chassell defeated Watersmeet 3-2. On the volleyball schedule tonight… • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Hancock. • L’Anse travels to Bessemer. • Baraga hosts Ironwood. • …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team – West Region has made a slew of arrests in Baraga and Houghton Counties recently. All are separate, unconnected cases. Four of the suspects are from Houghton County. Vickie Johnson, 57, of Hancock was arrested after a one month investigation for selling Hydrocodone and …

From the top of Brockway Mountain you can still see splashes of yellow juxtaposed against the deep blue of nearby Lake Superior, but the color is fading fast. That has several Copper Harbor and Keweenaw County businesses taking stock of the busy tourist season. Penelope Schumack from the Keweenaw Mountain …

Sheriff Curt Pennala is looking to add to his staff following the retirement of an officer earlier this year. The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for a full-time deputy until Friday. You can pick up a form in person by visiting the office on 4th Street in Eagle …

Michigan Works! and the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for a second modified job fair on November 2nd. The two organizations held the first in late September and 22 job seekers took part. The application drive format allows participants to survey the list of jobs available and …

Sunday afternoon, a child with Down’s Syndrome went missing on Lower Worham Road in Chassell Township. The incident has a happy ending as he was found about an hour later uninjured. Houghton County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene around 2:45. The boy had been walking through the woods …

Charlie Klein from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department and trainer Sara McCormick from the Wood County Sheriff’s Department in Wisconsin talk about Project Lifesaver. The technology is used to help locate missing persons with conditions like autism and Down’s Syndrome, among others. New Calumet Theatre Company Board President Dan Jamison …

High School In high school volleyball tonight…• Calumet plays at Houghton. Coverage will begin around 6:10 on 97.7 The Wolf.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Ewen-Trout Creek.• Chassell travels to Watersmeet. College Soccer The Michigan Tech soccer team slipped past Davenport University 1-0 yesterday. Grace Shaw scored the game’s only …