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It’s been a decade, but cruise ships may be docking in Houghton again soon. City Manager Eric Waara presented at Wednesday night’s Houghton council meeting about the initial renderings for a revamped pier downtown. Costs have come in at over $3 million with the city being responsible for around $750,000, …

Store employees in Washington State at a Petco identified zebra mussels while breaking down moss balls for sale. Since that initial discovery, several other states have found the invasive species in packaging and its contents for the common aquarium product. That includes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Joanne Foreman from the …

Michigan Catholic Bishops released a statement on March 3rd encouraging members to take the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines whenever it is possible. Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron said, “the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca are more morally problematic, however. They utilized in the design, production, development, and …

The subcommittee devoted solely to the City of Houghton’s Master Plan revisions held its first meeting Tuesday night, cementing its leadership positions. Bill Leder was named chairman, Michelle Jarvie-Eggart Vice Chair, and Kristine Bradof was announced as secretary. Jarvie-Eggart and Jennifer Julien, the final member of the subcommittee, talked about …

The Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Board of Education met Tuesday night, where it approved donations for its esports and gaming programs and commended the Horizons Alternative High School for being recognized for its innovation by the Canopy Project. The district had more traditional items on its agenda as well, including the naming of …

Tuesday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting focused on two main issues, says Chairman Al Koskela. The first was a lengthy discussion about election equipment. That comes on the heels of a successful audit, announced last week by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The county is one of many across …

Last week, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the completion of an unparalleled set of post-election audits. Keweenaw Report reached out to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly to find out what the process entailed locally. She says it was more involved than ever before. The first task to be completed …

Update: The preliminary injunction against Café Rosetta was dissolved by Judge Wanda Stokes of Michigan’s 30th Circuit Court Wednesday. Combined with the actions from the Western Upper Peninsula Health District and MDARD, that paves the way for the restaurant to reopen for business. Attorney David Kallman says Café Rosetta has …

A vehicle caught fire on Front Street in Hancock Monday evening while idling at the stop sign where M-26 intersects US-41 on the north end of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Hancock Police say no cause has been determined for the incident. An investigation by the owner’s auto insurance company …

The Village of L’Anse will try again to get some help for marina upgrades. At last night’s council meeting, manager Bob LaFave said the state funds are needed to build a wall that will help protect the facility from high Lake Superior water levels, and to replace the aging floating …