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The Salvation Army is holding a Christmas Toy Drive tomorrow. The drive will take place at the Houghton Walmart store. Shoppers will receive a list of suggested items, which they can purchase and drop off with Salvation Army volunteers as they leave the store. Those who will not be visiting …

Should the future of recreational marijuana in Hancock be decided by city voters? That was one of the suggestions that came out of the informational meeting held by the city council last night. Mayor Paul Lavine was open to it… While 57 percent of city voters supported the statewide proposal …

Seventeen months after the Father’s Day Flood, Houghton County has completed repairs to about half of the roads that were damaged. Houghton County Road Commission Engineer Kevin Harju… Harju says the latest victory is Paradise Road, where the Pilgrim River bridge has been replaced. The road was reopened several days …

Close, but no cigar. A tentative deal struck by Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican House Leader Lee Chatfield to resolve the state’s budget crisis was torpedoed by Republican Senate leader Mike Shirkey yesterday. The bargain would have restored many of the controversial cuts and transfers made by Whitmer when …

Today is the sign-up deadline for companies that would like to take part in the MTEC SmartZone’s Return North event. Return North is designed to showcase professional employment opportunities to lure former Copper Country residents back to the region. It will be held November 29th from 3:00 until 5:00 at …

High School In the high school volleyball tournament last night Calumet easily swept Ironwood 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-12) to earn the Division Three district title. The Copper Kings will face Manistique in the regional semifinals Tuesday at Escanaba. Tonight, in Division Four… – Jeffers will play at Chassell for the …

UP Health System-Portage has received an “A” grade for patient safety from a national organization. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade scores hospitals on their overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The scores are based on data reported voluntarily by the hospitals. It’s the third …

The Houghton-Portage Township School District remains one of the state’s biggest beneficiaries of the School of Choice program. 44 percent of the kids who attend Houghton Elementary, Middle and High School come from other districts. Houghton lost 103 students to other districts this year, but brought in 619, for a …

Hancock residents can learn more about where the city is in the recreational marijuana process at an information meeting tonight. The session will begin at 6:00 at the Finnish-American Heritage Center. Hancock council member Will Lytle is a member of the ad hoc committee that has been studying the issue. …

The options for protecting Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior from migrating stamp sands have been reduced to three. Buffalo Reef is a major spawning area for whitefish and lake trout. Waste sands produced at Gay during the mining process a century ago are threatening to overtake it. A team of …