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Last year’s 63-foot spruce was donated by Carla Fletcher and her family from Marenisco. Courtesy of the State of Michigan. The search is underway for Michigan’s official 2022 Christmas tree.  Officials are looking for a spruce or fir tree, at least 60 feet tall, with a maximum crown of 24 …

Editor’s Note; Sundae in the Park’s Mohawk hours are 6 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday. Last Friday, Sundae in the Park held a soft open for their newest location in Mohawk. Tom and his wife Suzanne Fouts, already run the Sundae in the Park at Fort Wilkins and …

Over the weekend the League of Women Voters joined in another demonstration, protesting the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court. Saturday’s march was scheduled to take place along with many other Bans Off Our Bodies’ marches in other cities and states. Women, men and children gathered to show their …

Watch for more lifts and lane closures on the Houghton-Hancock Bridge this week. Contractors will be working on the curbs and the electrical system. Outside lanes on both sides will be closed much of the week. Some lifts will be performed during the daytime, but shouldn’t last more than 10 …

Two Marquette County highway construction projects are scheduled to begin today. Contractors will rebuild US-41/M-28 from the Front Street roundabout south to Furnace Street. The six-tenths-of-a-mile rebuild will cost $3.7 million. One lane will usually be left open for traffic, but occasional detours may be necessary through late October.  The …

The Hancock Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings on two variance requests tonight.  The first is a real setback variance at 1653 Portage Drive. The second is an R-1 residency variance at 814 West Water Street.  The hearings will begin at 5:00 at city hall. The board will …

The annual L’Anse Village Clean-Up will take place this week. Village residents may bring material to the dumpsters at the village garage on Poplar Street on Monday through Thursday between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm, and Friday between 9:00 am and noon. If dumpsters become filled, collection will be closed …

M-26 in eastern Houghton County was closed briefly Saturday afternoon because of a truck fire. The Twin Lakes Fire Department was called out around 4:30. They found a gravel truck burning on the northbound lane shoulder two-and-a-half miles south of Twin Lakes State Park. Traffic was stopped for about 20 …

Yesterday the UPSET West team arrested two Detroit residents for delivery of heroin. Detectives arrested 33 year old, Kellen Werdlow, and, 28 year old, Johnathon Knuckles, after a one month investigation into the two bringing the narcotic to Houghton County in large quantities for several months. Detectives got wind that …

Houghton High School’s drama club are performing in a special location this weekend. Students perform Night Chills, tonight, and throughout the weekend in the calumet theater. The show is directed by the notable David Crowley, who plays a duel role, performing also as the legendary Edgar Allan Poe. Night Chills …