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Pancake Breakfast at South Range VFW

The South Range VFW post is holding a pancake breakfast and bake sale on Saturday from 8 a.m-1 p.m. For $8, you can feast on blueberry or plain pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. Proceeds will go towards the purchase of an AED. 

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First Spring Season Meeting for Keweenaw ATV Club

The Keweenaw ATV Club will host their first meeting of the spring season. They will have updates on the Trail 3 Project, which is a 7-mile stretch of trail between Dollar Bay and Lake Linden. The club will also offer maintenance packages if you adopt a section of the trail. …

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Massie Road Near Chassell Closed to One Lane

Construction just outside of Chassell will reduce US-41 on Massie Rd. to one lane starting Monday A box culvert will be constructed, and is part of a project to repair storm sewer damage along Massie Rd. from the Father’s Day Flood in 2018. The estimated end date is in June …

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Closing of an Era- Last Day of Classes at Finlandia

The 126 years of Finlandia classes comes to a close today. The rich history of the college, which originally aimed to preserve the local Finnish history and tradition, evolved into a liberal arts college. Finlandia also became known to offer incredible Associates and Bachelors degrees in the healthcare field. The …

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Local Leaders are Supportive of Sen. McBroom’s Dark Store Legislation in Lansing

While Houghton continues to work through the city’s budget, and prepare for the worst case scenario regarding the Walmart tax tribunal case. Leaders in Lansing are working toward fixing the dark store issue for Michigan communities. Recently Senator Ed McBroom introduced legislation to move these types of cases from the …

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Ahmeek Volunteer Firefighters To Train in Houghton

Ahmeek Village Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department will conduct training for automobile extrication as well as advanced vehicle stabilization. Several other area fire departments will be participating as well. The vehicle extrication course is designed to provide firefighters with a better understanding of the current techniques available for the swift …

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Houghton Library Receives Grant for Renovation

The Portage Lake District Library was awarded a $12,200 grant from the Community Impact Fund bestowed by the Keweenaw Area Community Foundation. The Community Impact Funds community projects that will maintain or improve quality of life in the Keweenaw area. The library will build public yet confidential meeting spaces that …

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Wakefield On Water Boil Alert After E. Coli Contamination

A large portion of the Western Upper Peninsula is on a water boil alert after water testing discovered fecal bacteria E. Coli in the pre-treatment system. The sample tested positive on Monday, April 24. The warning applies to customers of Gogebic Range Water Authority, which applies to residents in Bessemer …

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Lift Bridge to Receive Maintenance

With the closing of winter, the beloved lift bridge connecting Houghton and Hancock will have maintenance performed to open it for the shipping season. “With the lift bridge, the first thing, the biggest thing for us is the operators- we get the operators on the beginning of April. They come …

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Parking Deck and Lakeshore Drive Contract Bids Come in $1.1Million Over Budget

Houghton received two bids for the Lakeshore Drive redevelopment and parking deck demolition project, each exceeding 3.2 million dollars. MJO Contracting of Hancock had the lower of the two bids. Inner City Contracting LLC,. of Detroit exceeded 3.7 million dollars. City Manager Eric Waara was able to present to council …

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