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The Road Commissions of Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties put out a joint statement advising that load restrictions will be taken off of local roads Thursday morning at 8:00 AM. MDOT restored normal weight limits on Monday for state and federal highways. Engineer Kevin Harju says the discrepancy has …

All new sheriffs participated in a conference downstate, including the top cops in Keweenaw and Baraga Counties. The gathering was hosted by the Michigan Sheriff’s Association, with Curt Pennala and Joe Brogan in attendance. Pennala says it was very informative and got him thinking about some issues that weren’t initially …

Calumet’s Zander Worm earned a state medal in the SkillsUSA Overall Automobile competition. Worm was the winner at the regional level in a contest that requires both a hand-on diagnostic performance as well as a written component. At states Worm had to properly evaluate an electrical board. Automotive Lab instructor …

The Houghton Planning Commission’s Master Plan subcommittee met Monday afternoon to look at how to strategically increase population density closer to Michigan Tech’s campus. The thought is that if students move closer to the university, that will free up the neighborhoods throughout the rest of the city to revert back …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District is celebrating what it terms Educator Appreciation Week. Superintendent George Stockero says he prefers that title to Teacher Appreciation Week because it better highlights the role that all staff have in preparing students for the future. Stockero says the district has been hard at …

The City of Houghton has put out a call for residents interested in participating in a Charrette Ready workshop at the end of June focused on downtown development. You have to be a resident of the city, an employee of a downtown business, someone who lives downtown, a property owner, …

Recent area events have shone a light on the primary function of the Civil Air Patrol, search and rescue. Nationally, the organization takes part in roughly 90% of all operations. Copper Country Composite Squadron Commander Jeff Burl says there are two components to the job. The first is mapping the …

Houghton County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a side-by-side Saturday morning on M-26 near Twin Lakes. At 9:40, an 86-year-old Twin Lakes man attempted to cross the highway on his off-road recreational vehicle from Twin Lakes Road to the dirt trail. A …

The United States Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a $2.7 million grant for flood resilient development at Hancock’s business park on Thursday. The application was initially filed by the city last November, and was seen as a great opportunity because the normal 50% match was waived. State and …

The latest COVID-19 numbers show Houghton County returning to the lows seen in late February and early March. Only Easter weekend came in below the count for Tuesday through Thursday of this week. It had 15 cases along with 11 for Baraga County and 3 for Keweenaw. Houghton County was …