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Adams Twp. Crash Burns Car and Crane

A fiery crash in Adams Township early this morning sent two people to the hospital for treatment. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched a little after 2:00 to the intersection of Canal Road and Old Mill Hill Road. They discovered that a car had rear-ended a construction crane that was …

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CLK Switches Gears, Will Require Masks

CLK School District students will be required to wear masks when school opens this fall, after all. At a special meeting last night, the Board of Education reversed its earlier decision to leave masks optional. Superintendent Christopher Davidson summarized the changes… “The face coverings will be required for grades Junior …

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Mobile Food Bank Visits L’Anse Today

The Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry will visit Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse this afternoon at 2:00. The Mobile Food Pantry will provide a variety of foods, including fresh produce and dairy items to approximately 300 families. Boxes of food will be provided in a drive-through format, on a …

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State Will Pay $600M to Flint Victims

The State of Michigan will pay $600 million dollars to victims of the Flint water crisis. The settlement will be officially announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer tomorrow. 80 percent of the money will go to people who were age 18 or younger in 2014, when a switch in the city’s …

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Laurium Joins Rec Authority

The village of Laurium has joined the Houghton County Recreation Authority. The village council voted to join the effort Tuesday evening. The authority is being formed to provide a unified voice for trails in the county, in order to get grants to help rebuild trails damaged by the Father’s Day …

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Finlandia TRIO Program Extended

The TRIO program at Finlandia University has been funded for five additional years. The $1.7 million grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education. The TRIO program provides services for Finlandia students who are low-income, are first-generation college students, or have disabilities. It helps around 180 students each year, and …

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