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The Christmas season is generally considered a happy time of year. In the Copper Country, though, that happiness is tempered by memories of a long-ago tragedy. One hundred nine years ago tomorrow, striking copper miners were holding a Christmas Eve party for children on the upper level of the Italian …

The Michigan Tech Board of Trustees is getting a new member. As part of a series of appointments yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer nominated Matthew Johnson of Marquette and Monique Wells of Chelsea for terms on the board. Johnson is being reappointed. He is manager of External Relations at Eagle Mine …

The Christmas holiday weekend finds Michigan gas prices at their lowest levels in more than a year. The statewide average for a gallon of unleaded regular stood yesterday at $2.98. That’s 15 cents lower than a week ago, 73 cents lower than a month ago, and 13 cents lower than …

With the first severe winter storm of the season upon us, Michigan State Police officials are reminding us of ways we should be prepared. For homes, they suggest… • A 72-hour emergency supply kit that includes food and water, a battery-powered or hand-crank weather radio, blankets, flashlights with extra batteries …

It will be a white Christmas for sure this weekend. Across the Upper Peninsula weather monitoring services are calling for blizzard like conditions over the next few days; including wind, cold temperatures, lake shore flooding, and more accumulating snow.  Last night the National Weather Service – Marquette, posted to their …

A staple hotel in Hancock has officially reopened. The Magnuson Copper Crown opened their doors again a few of weeks ago, after shutting down due to the pandemic. It has taken a lot of work and dedication to get the hotel back open, and Magnuson Owners, the Wisti family, knows …

Fire heavily damaged a garage in Dollar Bay this morning. Dollar Bay firefighters and Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out around 4:00 to 23322 Cedar Avenue. The found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire has been extinguished. No injuries have been reported.

Hancock City police officers and commanders have new contracts.  The agreement with patrol officers includes a 12 percent increase in the first year. City Manager Mary Babcock said the jump came after the city compared its compensation package with those offered by other law enforcement agencies in the area… We …

Last week’s grand opening of the Hancock Cold Season Market was so successful that another edition will be held this afternoon. The original plan had been to suspend the market until after the holidays, but organizer Zack Osborn told us that response from customers and vendors was so positive that …

The vacant seat on the Laurium Village Council has been filled.  At this week’s meeting, Wesley Pietila was unanimously appointed to fill the vacancy until the 2024 election. The Village Planning Commission also now has a full roster. Ian Raymond and Josh Harju were approved by the council to fill …