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The Superior Search and Rescue team started training with new equipment last night. At the Tech Trails behind MTU’s campus search and rescue volunteers started training with Project Lifesaver for the first time. Darian Reed was recently named as Superior Search and Rescue’s new President. He says that training is …

Update: Typo in the third paragraph referenced Sharon Ave. as being downtown. That has been changed to reflect the correct street name, Sheldon Ave. With what and how much? Those are two of the biggest questions discussed at life after the parking deck last night. Pat Coleman led the public …

Late into the morning in late October the Michigan House of Representatives passed a controversial bill. If passed by the state Senate and signed by the Governor, House Bill 4722 would prevent local municipalities from proposing zoning ordinances that limit short term rentals. 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen said  the …

Get ready to shop till you drop. Ladies Night in downtown Houghton starts today. The downtown Houghton businesses open their doors to shoppers at 12, noon for the event, and goes until 8pm tonight. Businesses sponsoring the ladies night in Houghton are Swift’s Hardware, Surplus Outlet, Tadych’s Econofoods and more. …

Many American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts are waiting until this weekend to hold their Veterans Day programs. United States Representative General Jack Bergman will be on hand in Hubbell on Saturday. Several of those dinners have already sold out, but there are options today at area school …

Ed Jenich, a Copper Country fixture for decades, has been reappointed to the Houghton County Department of Health and Human Services Board. Each term is three years. Jenich is a gubernatorial appointment, the only one on Houghton’s respective panel. He says he is deeply honored by that, and has served …

Houghton Portage Township Schools has found their new replacement for Superintendent Doreen Kramer. Kramer will hold her current position until January 3rd. When Houghton Elementary Principal Anders Hill will take over in his new role of Superintendent. Hill’s interview was conducted by the board over a span of 16 questions. …

Houghton Councilman Robert Megowan first broached the idea of making downtown a destination throughout winter time months ago, and that thought is seeing tangible progress. Department of Public Works crews were out last week putting up a display designed to transform the city’s business district into a ‘winter wonderland.’ The …

At Wednesday’s Keweenaw Alliance Breakfast, a panel of investor Derek Bradway, and agents Gretchen Janssen and Kristine Weidner addressed challenges in the housing market. Weidner said the Keweenaw had seen three consecutive years of low supply and the issue is not yet alleviating. In fact, 2021 may be the worst …

It’s a busy time for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly. Lambda Chi fraternity helped out with the annual food drive this past weekend (over 6,600 pounds collected!), and members were splitting wood to be delivered in time to provide comfort through the snow and cold of winter. The …