Local News

A fiery crash in Adams Township early this morning sent two people to the hospital for treatment. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched a little after 2:00 to the intersection of Canal Road and Old Mill Hill Road. They discovered that a car had rear-ended a construction crane that was …

CLK School District students will be required to wear masks when school opens this fall, after all. At a special meeting last night, the Board of Education reversed its earlier decision to leave masks optional. Superintendent Christopher Davidson summarized the changes… “The face coverings will be required for grades Junior …

The Hancock City Council opened its meeting with a moment of silence, and a tribute to former council member Chuck Wicker. Wicker and his wife owned Kathy’s Country Flowers, and he also had careers as a teacher and administrator. Along with his service on the city council, Wicker was a …

The Calumet village planning commission will consider the zoning changes necessary to proceed with opening up the village to recreational marijuana business at a special meeting tonight. If the commission approves the changes, they will be forwarded to the village council for action. The zoning changes must be put in …

The Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry will visit Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse this afternoon at 2:00. The Mobile Food Pantry will provide a variety of foods, including fresh produce and dairy items to approximately 300 families. Boxes of food will be provided in a drive-through format, on a …

Calumet continues to push forward toward the potential opening of the village for recreational marijuana business. At Tuesday night’s village council meeting, it was decided to set a special meeting for the planning commission to approve the zoning ordinance that will clear the way for locating potential businesses in designated …

The village of Laurium has joined the Houghton County Recreation Authority. The village council voted to join the effort Tuesday evening. The authority is being formed to provide a unified voice for trails in the county, in order to get grants to help rebuild trails damaged by the Father’s Day …

The TRIO program at Finlandia University has been funded for five additional years. The $1.7 million grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education. The TRIO program provides services for Finlandia students who are low-income, are first-generation college students, or have disabilities. It helps around 180 students each year, and …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has received a grant to assist women who are dealing with, at risk for, and recovering from, substance use disorder. $159,590 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund will be used to employ a peer recovery coach to work directly with women. The goal of …

Northern Michigan University will proceed with face-to-face classes beginning Monday. Classes for the first week of the fall semester – this week – were moved online because of delays in receiving the results of more than 7,600 COVID-19 tests. University officials say the lab that promised results in 24 to …