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President and CEO John Niemela said the Hope House Homeless Shelter is closer to becoming operational. The paperwork to make Hope House a non-profit organization is on the way to the IRS and the process to receive the 501 (c) 3 status will begin. At the end of September, Hope …

The Houghton City Council amended ordinance 2017-284 last night at their regularly scheduled meeting. Ordinance 2017-284 regulates residential off-street parking. The new addition to the ordinance states if a parking area is not on a hard surface, then the parking area must have distinct separation from the non-parking area. If …

Just before 10:30 last night, all Upper Peninsula emergency dispatch centers experienced issues with cellular telephone 9-1-1 service and the Charter Communication land-line 9-1-1 service. The outage affected those who attempted to reach police, fire and emergency medical services at that time. The non-emergency lines were still in service, however. …

The Houghton City Council created a list of 10 Good Things That Happened in Houghton in the Last Two Weeks. One small mural has been painted on the 500 block of Shelden Avenue and a larger mural is in process near the bridge. During Monday’s afternoon eclipse, City Manager Eric …

The Upper Peninsula Solar Technical Assistance and Resource Team, or UPSTART, hosted a community solar forum to present basic information about their idea to install a community solar garden in L’Anse. Residents and business owners had the opportunity to discuss different aspects of the project and share their feedback with …

People have the tendency to blame technology for keeping them too “plugged in”, but what if the secret to curing this “technology burnout” was in the device itself?  Technology has allowed people to stay in contact with each other and the rest of the world, but sometimes, it like a …

Dial Help is holding crisis intervention training at the Portage Lake District Library for parents, professionals and community members this Saturday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will receive training on how to help friends and loved ones who are dealing with stress, personal crisis, mental illness …

The Tech Theatre Company will hold auditions for their first two productions of the 2017-18 season during the first week of classes. Auditions for “Fires in the Mirror” by Anna Devere Smith and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” by Steve Martin will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 – …

Houghton-Portage Townships Schools is seeking a new board member. Applicants must send a notice of interest to Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil. The board will review the application. The person would be up for election at the next regular school board election next November. The need for a new member comes after …

She’s a former newspaper editor and she currently writes for Michigan Tech, but Cyndi Perkins can now add author to her list of accolades. It all started with her sailboat called “Chip Ahoy.” “We’re on Lake Superior, and from here, on a boat, you can go anywhere, and so, we …