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A Champion woman is headed to prison for cyberstalking. 56-year-old Theresa Louise Harris was convicted of harassing her former boyfriend, and his friends and members of his family in the Marquette area. From 2014 through August of last year, she hacked into cell phone accounts, sent fake emails and texts, …

Gasoline prices in Michigan tumbled by 14 cents per gallon over the past week. The statewide average is at $2.49 for a gallon of unleaded. Prices are higher in most of the Upper Peninsula. AAA Michigan pegged the average price in the Marquette market at $2.54 yesterday… seven cents less …

Population projections for Michigan released recently by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget don’t bode well for the Upper Peninsula. On the whole, Michigan’s population is expected to grow by about a half-million people over the next decade. Much of that gain will be focused in the Ann Arbor …

Good weather bolstered the attendance at a number of Halloween-themed events in the Copper Country Saturday. At Treat Street on Shelden Avenue, Houghton city councilor Robert Magowen said they had a record turnout… This year, businesses and organizations from outside downtown Houghton were invited to set up along the sidewalks… …

A woman died yesterday morning in a mobile home fire in Gwinn. A Marquette County Sheriff’s Department release said the trailer was fully involved when Sands Township firefighters arrived on the scene around 9:00. Rescuers could not enter. The body was found later, in the wreckage. No identification has been …

A man who fired a shotgun at family members was arrested yesterday morning in Humboldt Township. State Police troopers were called to a residence around 9:00. They were told that the man had become violent during an argument about money. Family members tried to leave the residence, but the man …

The Gander Outdoors store in Marquette is closing. A quiet announcement was made on Facebook last week. It’s the second shutdown for the store, which was shuttered for the first time two years ago when Gander Mountain filed for bankruptcy. The store was reopened in early 2018 as Gander Outdoors …

Two of the region’s biggest Halloween events will be held today. In Houghton, Shelden Avenue will be closed from 4:00 until 6:00 for Treat Street. Kids in costumes will flood into town, starting at the City Center to pick up their free trick-or-treat bags and tour the haunted house. Downtown …

The ongoing budget dispute in Lansing could start costing local governments some big bucks before too long. Houghton County Administrator Eric Forsberg delivered a summary to the Board of Commissioners last night… There was a bit of good news. The county had been told recently that federal grant money to …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners continues to wrestle with what to do about the overcrowded, outdated jail. The county’s task force recently recommended that a new jail be built that would also house the sheriff’s department, and district court. Task force members left open the question of location. A …