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Houghton County and nine townships will work together to repair neglected road projects in the county. The board of commissioners has agreed to a one to one to one match with townships, and the road commission using American rescue plan funds; approving just over 1.1 million dollars to be used …

Michigan’s week of celebrating the great lakes and fresh water started a couple days ago. And there are plenty of options to get out in the water, and to learn more about the great lakes that surround this great state. Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week focuses on becoming a …

A long-time stalwart of the Copper Country law enforcement community has died. Jon W. Ahola passed away Sunday at age 72.  Ahola served 10 years as a Houghton County sheriff’s deputy, six years as Hancock city police chief, and 18 years as Michigan Tech’s Director of Public Safety. He also …

Matt DePerno at Houghton rally Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano and Attorney General endorsee Matt DePerno brought their campaigns to the Copper Country Sunday. At a joint appearance at the Mine Shaft Entertainment Center, they spoke to about 70 supporters. The themes were familiar. Both assailed Democratic Governor Gretchen …

The National Weather Service is looking for help monitoring the weather in the Keweenaw. Storm Spotter training is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:30 at the ATDC Building at Michigan Tech.  Especially with radar’s limited effectiveness on the peninsula, Matt Zika says the Weather Service relies on residents to be their …

SkyWest Airlines wants to drop service down to a single round trip flight a day at Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX). In the county commissioners’ special meeting this morning, all five members agreed to deny SkyWest’s proposed plan to slow service in the county until the end of their contract …

Keweenaw Co-Op’s capital campaign is under way. And the community oriented grocer has already found many new members investing into their plans, and current members reaffirming their commitment to the store. As a part of their move downtown, the Co-Op needs to raise 1,000,000. If we can hit the minimum …

An early morning fire damaged the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house on College Avenue in Houghton. The Houghton Fire Department arrived at the scene around 4:30 this morning. Heavy smoke from the blaze was observed for several hours. Officials say there were people in the home when the fire broke …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting this morning. The agenda includes one new item, titled “Airport Operations.” It could include information about SkyWest’s attempt to discontinue service to the Houghton County Memorial Airport. Commissioners will also continue discussion about the use of $6.8 million of …

The City of Houghton has changed its voting precinct boundary.  The adjustment was required after redistricting reassigned some city residents to a different county board of commissioners district.  The precinct boundary change mostly affects voters in West Houghton between Bridge Street and M-26 and voters along West Lakeshore Drive. Those …