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The Range Lions Club met earlier this week at the Range Lounge in South Range. At the meeting, the club recognized Lions John Pastore, Janet Gregorich, Mary Lou Wisti and Duane Pangrazzi for perfect attendance with a Lions certificate and attendance award pin. Shopko Project Eyecare, in conjunction with the …

There’s no doubt the Copper Country is also Packer Country, with thousands of dedicated fans of the Green Bay Packers. Though not everyone is a fan, everyone can agree that Dial Help provides an essential service to local residents. The upcoming Packer Tailgate Tour will benefit Dial Help when it …

There may be a buyer for the old depot building on the Houghton waterfront. Houghton City Manage Eric Waara informed the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday that the property owners have an offer for the purchase of the former Aspirus Medical Arts building. The offer is contingent on …

What can be done about the overcrowding at the Houghton County Jail? In accordance with the Michigan Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act, Sheriff Brian McLean notified county officials that the jail has been at or over 100 percent capacity for about a month. There are currently 31 inmates at the …

A Laurium woman is hospitalized after a head-on collision this morning in Portage Township. The accident happened on M-26 about 1/8 mile south of Green Acres Road around 8:15am when a Dodge sedan collided with a semi truck. A 40-year-old Laurium woman was driving northbound in the sedan when she crossed over the …

The Village of Calumet has a new Administrator. The contract for Calumet native Joe Snow was approved at Tuesday’s village council meeting, 6-1. Snow returned to the Copper Country about a year ago after a 31 year career in the military. He was working at Michigan Tech when the opportunity …

By Mark Wilcox, News Writer Michigan Technological University Michigan Tech’s Spring Career Fair, among the largest ever, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 22) in the Student Development Complex. Steve Patchin, director of Career Services, says that, as of last week, 220 recruiting organizations have committed …

February 21, 2017 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions. Effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, weight restrictions will be expanded to cover all state trunkline highways for the entire state of Michigan, both Upper and Lower peninsulas. State …

HANCOCK, Mich., Feb. 21, 2017 – The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) received $3,555 from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to offer an expanded Market Bucks program for 2017’s Summer Reading Program participants. PLDL applied for funding under PHF’s food initiative RFP late last year.  The grant funding was a …

The jail population in Houghton County must be reduced and the sheriff is taking steps to see that it happens. Sheriff Brian McLean has invoked the Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act to address overcrowding at the Houghton County Jail. McLean advised county officials that the population has remained at or …