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Out on Torch Lake will be the third annual fastest show on h2o, the Jeff Moyle Memorial Watercross race. Lake Linden is one of the International Watercross Association’s most pristine venues on their circuit. The watercross race is hosted by and benefits the Lake Linden Fire Department, who will put …

Today the Portage Lake Lift Bridge earned a new milestone achievement. This morning ASCE Society President, Dennis Truax presented Houghton City Clerk Ann Volrath and Hancock Mayor Paul LaBine with placards commemorating the lift bridge as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. A small crowd gathered at Bridgeview Park in …

Bridgefest opens today in Houghton and Hancock. After a two-year pause because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns, the celebration of the two cities, and the single, historic bridge that links them, returns with a full schedule of events. Activities begin this morning, with a ceremony acknowledging the Houghton-Hancock Bridge’s recognition as …

Michigan Deprtment of Transportation Director Paul Ajegba is in town today. He is in the area for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge’s dedication ceremony tomorrow and to check on the status of the College Avenue project. He and other local MDOT officials toured the construction project, starting off near where …

Tomorrow morning Houghton and Hancock will receive plaques commemorating the Portage Lake Lift Bridge as a Civil Engineering Historic Landmark, from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Taking a look back, there have been two other bridges that have connected the mainland to the rest of the peninsula. The need …

The City of Houghton has approved its 2022-2023 budget. The $17.8 million plan was adopted by the city council last night. The base property tax millage rate will remain unchanged, at 15 mills. The council also voted to authorize borrowing up to $1.5 million to tear down the aging big …

The COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the Copper Country remained steady over the past week. Sixty-five new cases were confirmed to state officials in Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Baraga Counties. That’s just two higher than in the previous week. Statewide, numbers continue to edge downward after the latest surge peaked a …

Michigan House of Representatives candidate Joe Boogren has been endorsed by a major union. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced its support this week. Boogren is facing Jenn Hill in the August primary for the Democratic nomination for the 109th House seat. That district was recently …

The Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry returns to Ontonagon today. The Pantry will open at noon at the village fire hall. Organizers say they’ll have food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, for around 300 families. Distribution will take place in a drive-through format, on a first-come, first-served basis. …

Another highway project is scheduled to begin in our region today. The Michigan Department of Transportation will resurface nearly 14 miles of US-45 from Greenland Road in Ontonagon southeast to Rockland. Expect intermittent single-lane closures until work is completed in late September.