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As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Dorothy Beaudoin, 86, of Lake Linden, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on March 22, 2020.                 She was born on July 10, 1933, in Allouez, a daughter of Reuben and Ina (Soivio) Bammert.  She graduated from Calumet High …

MLB Calumet’s Scott Loukus has been named to the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association Dream Team. The squad consists of the top six prep hockey players in the state. Loukus notched 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 total points on the season. Loukus is joined at forward by …

More safety measures to be taken due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Starting Monday March 23rd, the Houghton County Courthouse will be closed to the general public, but will remain staffed. Residents who have court business are encouraged to call or email directly, or check the county’s website Houghtoncounty.net, to see …

Due to the Governor’s recent executive order regarding the Open Meetings Act, The Houghton City Council’s meeting scheduled for Wednesday March 25th, will take place electronically. The public will be able to attend electronically, with the ability to comment during the public comment period. The council will update the public …

31 Backpacks Founder Laurel Maki has some good news, in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak. This past Tuesday,  Maki, along with board members Amy Zawada and Melissa Maki, and area volunteers, were able to assemble care packages for over 200 of the area’s less fortunate students. Maki and her …

Houghton County’s Memorial Airport, has doubled their cleaning schedule, despite a drop in over half of their usual traffic. Airport Manager Dennis Hext said that despite seeing a drop in traffic through the airport, they are now devoting an extra 4 hours a day, to cleaning and disinfecting in the …

Governor Whitmer’s request for a statewide Economic Injury Disaster Loan has been approved by the Small Business Administration. This will allow Michigan’s small businesses, nonprofits and small agricultural cooperatives which have suffered substantial economic losses due to the COVID-19 outbreak, access to low interest loans from the SBA. One Billion …

Cases of COVID-19 have risen in Michigan in the last 24 hours. The state now has 334 confirmed cases, along with 3 deaths.  The deaths include an 81 year old woman from the Detroit area, another Detroit area man in his 50’s and an Oakland County woman, also in her …

Due to a huge spike in COVID-19 cases in Michigan, the County Courthouses for Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, have implemented more temporary safety measures, aimed at slowing the spread of the disease. Effective immediately, the Baraga County Courthouse in L’Anse, Houghton County Courthouse in Houghton and the Keweenaw County …

NFL The Detroit Lions have traded cornerback Darius Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles. In exchange, the Lions will get Philly’s third and fifth-round picks in the upcoming NFL draft. In seven seasons in Detroit, Slay was named to three Pro Bowls. But, at age 29, the Lions were reluctant to …