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The Houghton Police Department says they are investigating they are describing as a “drowning accident” that happened on Saturday shortly after 3pm. Officers were called to the docks on East Lakeshore Drive for a 17-year-old unconscious male. Bystanders began CPR. Officers from the Houghton Police Department, Michigan State Police, Michigan …

Young children are invited to celebrate French Canadian Heritage Week during Storytime on Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28, at 10:15 a.m. and on Saturday, September 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the Portage Lake District Library. Kids will take an imaginary journey from France to Canada, clap their hands …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation and Dial Help Community Support & Outreach Center are pleased to offer the four-county community middle school students with an opportunity to participate in the Crave 21 Challenge presented by Rise Together. This event is in an effort to collaborate and work preventatively to …

The effort continues to erect a memorial engraved with the names of those who died in the Italian Hall tragedy in 1913. Families of striking workers gathered on Christmas Eve at the hall when a false shout of fire caused a stampede, leading to the deaths of 73 people. When …

The premier event of the 3rd annual Festival Ruska is a performance by the male choir Runebergskören BSB from Porvoo, Finland. The concert will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Calumet Theatre and will be the final event of Finlandia University’s Festival Ruska U.S. Tour Travel Manager …

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced that Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a $1,629,463 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which will be used to rehabilitate the runway and apron, as well as purchase snow removal equipment. “The Houghton County Memorial Airport …

A trio of fine vocalists will be performing at the Calumet Theatre tomorrow. The Three Tenors hail from Scottsdale, Arizona and will feature multiple genres of music in a one-of-a-kind show. Ed Jenich from the Aspirus Keweenaw Health Foundation saw the show in Arizona and says people here will really …

The Hope House Homeless Shelter will be holding two community meetings Monday to address questions and concerns about their effort to provide shelter for those homeless in the community. The meetings will be held at the First United Methodist Church, located at 401 Quincy Street in Hancock, from 1-3pm and from …

Two new natural gas burning power plants are being proposed to be built in the Upper Peninsula. These power plants would produce 180 megawatts of power with 130 of those units coming from a plant to be built in Negaunee Twp. and the remaining 50 coming from a plant in …

The revitalization of Calumet is underway, as demonstrated by the renovation work being done on the old Curto Building on Portland Street. The Bring Back Calumet Task Force gathered outside the building Thursday to celebrate the first in what they hope will be many projects to restore dilapidated buildings in …