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Houghton is preparing for the cruise lines to start coming in next week. Everyone is exited and a little nervous to see everything go off without a hitch. As the summer progresses, City Manager Eric Waara anticipates the process of getting passengers off the boat and onto shore will go …

Human trafficking steals freedom from individuals, families and communities for the purpose of profits. The issue affects all races, creeds, ages, and demographics, and some more than others. Four out of five native women will be a victim of a violent crime (i.e. rape, murder, trafficking, abduction, sexual assault) during …

Local high school seniors will begin to receive their diplomas tonight. Commencement ceremonies will begin at 6:00 at Jeffers High School, and at 7:00 at Calumet, Houghton, Lake Linden-Hubbell and Baraga. Hancock seniors will be saluted with a parade on Quincy Street tomorrow morning at 9:00. Graduation will follow at …

The Hancock Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for this afternoon at 12:30. The agenda includes the hiring of a new math teacher, and board approval for armed school resource officers in district buildings and on district properties. There will be time for public comment.

A local teacher has been named to an influential state board. Ruth Ryynanen, of Chassell, is an English, AP English, and theater teacher at Houghton High School. She’ll represent secondary education on the Governor’s Educator Advisory Council.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts …

Travelers will move more quickly through many of Michigan’s highway construction zones this weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation will suspend work and lift restrictions in 104 of its 165 current projects. Some lane shifts, shoulder closures and equipment may remain in place, and caution is encouraged. In our area, …

The latest COVID-19 wave shows preliminary signs of fading. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services figures showed 69 new confirmed cases in Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties in the past week. That’s down a bit from the 82 cases confirmed in the previous week. Forty-four were in Houghton …

Its Memorial Day weekend, and while the weather may not cooperate, it won’t stop runners from running around Keweenaw Mountain Lodge’s golf course. The Back 9 Endurance Race at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, challenges runners to push themselves for 12 or 24 hours. Endurance racing is a growing community for …

Houghton’s Downtown Development authority has announced the recipients of their façade mini grants. The DDA annually sets aside around 20,000 dollars for helping downtown businesses upgrade their store fronts. Four of the five businesses will get just over 4,000 dollars and one will get 1000 dollars for a smaller project. …

Houghton city crews are attacking potholes. At last night’s meeting, city manager Eric Waara told city council members that the weather has warmed enough that the divets can be filled with hot patch, which lasts longer than the cold patch that needs to be used in colder temperatures. City officials …