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At Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting, the body is expected to consider a resolution decrying House Bill 4722. The proposed legislation could severely curtail the ability of municipalities to regulate short-term rentals like AirBNB and VRBO properties. It also could threaten to undo recent ordinances aimed at ensuring minimum quality …

Veterans Day is every day at the Hubbell VFW Post. On Saturday Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq war vets came together with friends and family for a Veterans Day dinner and celebration. Dinner was served by volunteers from the Air Force ROTC at Michigan Tech. After a brief social hour, dinner …

The Keweenaw Peninsula could become one of the only places in Michigan to get a prominent stargazer seal of approval. The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge is currently in the process of applying to the international organization that certifies locations as dark sky preserves. There are several different requirements to come into …

Tomorrow’s nurses and doctors have an urgent job today. Copper Country Intermediate School District pupils under the Health Occupation Students of America banner have a local chapter that is competing to register the most new organ and tissue donors. The Gift of Life HOSA Challenge runs until Friday. On a …

Deer camps were busy over the weekend with the sound of preparation and revelry, all in anticipation of the beginning of 2021 rifle season. That officially got underway at daybreak this morning. David Miller, a conservation officer for the Department of Natural Resources, says this is the busiest stretch of …

The Western UP Health Department shows that COVID cases fell from the previous week in the region by 12. This week around the five counties there were 328 total positive cases counted (last week there were 340 cases). Houghton County saw the largest dip in total, moving from 227 cases …

Back in February 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen introduced legislation that plans to lift the cap on energy distribution by residents using solar power generation. House Bill 4236 looks to amend sections of 2008’s Public Act 295. Markkanen says that his bill will open up opportunities for those that already …

An Atlantic Mine man was injured in a roll over accident last night. Yesterday at around 9 pm deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff were dispatched to the rolled over vehicle. The incident occurred 0.3 miles north of Bluewater Drive in Torch Lake Township. The driver of the vehicle was …

With the holiday and shopping season right around the corner, the Portage Health Foundation has announced the groups participating in this years Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a mass fundraising campaign put on by PHF to encourage people to make a friendly contribution after spending time at stores on Black …

American Legion Post 186 is bringing Christmas joy to active service members around the Copper Country. Part of the funding for Operation Copper Country Active Duty will come from the Legion Post’s participation in Tadych’s Community Care Program. The remaining balance for the gifts given will come from donation sites …