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Adams Schools Construction Projects On Schedule

Construction projects in the Adams Township School District are on track. The Board of Education toured work in progress at Jeffers High School during last night’s meeting. Superintendent Tim Keteri told us that the new back entrance to the building will be opened next week. The new third-floor cafeteria is …

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Houghton County Vets Board Proposes Banner Tributes

Should Copper Country communities adopt a more public method of saluting our veterans? Gene LaRochelle from the Houghton County Veterans Affairs Board presented an idea to County Commissioners at yesterday’s meeting. He picked it up from the Cincinnati suburb of Owensville, Ohio, where officials began placing banners with photos and …

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Anderson to Lead Local Census Campaign

Glenn Anderson will serve as chair of Houghton County’s Correct Count Committee. The Houghton County commissioner and former Hancock City manager accepted the responsibility at last night’s county board meeting. The Correct Count Committee will work with the U.S. Census Bureau to help make sure all county residents fill out …

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Half-Staff Flags to Honor Korean War Victim

Flags will be flying at half staff in Michigan today to honor a soldier who died in the Korean War. Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the order to pay tribute to Sergeant Walter Tobin, Jr. Tobin was a 22-year-old infantryman in 1950 when his unit was attacked near the Chosin Reservoir. …

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