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Voters in the City of Houghton and Portage Township will vote today and decide the fate of the Portage Lake District Library. The current proposal on the ballot would renew an existing mill property tax that has sustained the library for the past 20 years.   Portage Lake District Library …

A Lake Linden woman facing embezzlement charges has accepted a plea agreement. 46-year-old Susan Dulong appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday and pled No Contest to one count of Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and one count of Attempted Illegal Use of a Financial Transaction Device. Additional counts of …

Keweenaw area movie buffs enjoyed a weekend watching the silver screen in Houghton. The 13th annual 41 North Film Festival took place this weekend at the Rozsa Center. The theme for this year’s festival was Community—Scandinavian community, Finnish community, the Native American community and a local filmmaker from the Keweenaw …

Winter always arrives a little earlier in the Keweenaw than the rest of the state, which makes the first full week of November a good time for Winter Hazards Awareness Week in Michigan. In an effort to raise awareness about the potential dangers of the upcoming winter season, Governor Rick …

The Copper Country Recycling Initiative invites the public to an informational meeting this week to learn about new opportunities for electronics collection and recycling. Steve Noble from the Sustainable Materials Management Unit of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will provide a brief overview of Michigan’s electronics collection and recycling …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Gary Peters hosted President of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Chris Swartz at a hearing of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee last week. Peters and the rest of the committee met to discuss how to protect Native American lands for future generations. …

The fate of the Portage Lake District Library will be decided Tuesday. The 7-year millage renewal to support the library is on the ballot for residents of the library district. The levy of 1.96 mills has supported the library for over 20 years but without it, Library Director Dillon Geshel …

Recent tests of the drinking water in Houghton has sparked some concern. In a notice on the city’s website, city officials say testing of tap water in homes for lead and copper is conducted every three years. Twenty samples were collected in September and three were found to be just …

A former Houghton High School coach and Athletic Director has been sentenced to one year in jail. 72-year-old Don Sawaski appeared in 97th District Court Friday after his case had been remanded from Houghton County Circuit Court at the end of October. He had been facing two counts of Possession …

Keweenaw National Historical Park has reduced the hours and days of operation at the Calumet Visitor Center. The facility is now open on Friday and Saturday from 10:00am – 3:00pm. The park will maintain this schedule from November 1, 2017 – May 26, 2018. The Calumet Visitor Center is free …