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The Houghton City Council will hold a public hearing tonight about a proposed federal grant. The $199,900 stipend from Rural Development would be used to help purchase a police vehicle, two dump trucks, a wheel loader, a skid steer loader, and an excavator thumb. Public comment is welcome. The hearing …

A controversy has flared up over the logo for Michigan Tech’s upcoming Winter Carnival. In a Facebook post last evening, the Blue Key Society – which organizes Winter Carnival – said the logo was being modified because of complaints that the original contained “controversial content and graphics.” The theme for …

Taxpayers in the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City School District will save a little money on the upcoming projects they authorized in the millage election in August. Monday night, the Board of Education approved a bond purchase bid from BOK Financial Securities. The interest rate is 2.46 percent. That’s lower than expected, …

The Salvation Army will begin its winter coat giveaway today. Families who need winter coats can stop at the Salvation Army building in Hancock between 9:00 and 3:00 today and tomorrow. Yes, it’s just October, but Envoy Brenda DeLacy knows winter’s on its way… Families who need winter gear are …

Main Street Calumet is putting the final touches on Saturday’s Trunk or Treat event… That’s Main Street Calumet’s Leah Polzien, who says the treat side of the event is the crowd of kids who turn out to collect candy from the trunkers, and from participating downtown businesses… They’ll also be …

Halloween is a little over a week away, and several area haunted houses will be operating this weekend. The Sigma Pi Fraternity and Theta Chi Epsilon Sorority will hold their 33rd Annual “Grimm’s Fairytales Haunted Haus” Friday and Saturday at the Sigma Pi house on College Avenue. Sigma Pi member …

Gasoline prices have dropped slightly over the past week. AAA Michigan’s survey of place the average per-gallon price of regular unleaded at $2.59 in the Marquette metro area. That’s two cents lower than a week ago… nine cents lower than a month ago… 33 cents lower than a year ago… …

A three-day journey to raise awareness about water quality that began in Copper Harbor ended in Baraga yesterday. The 90-mile People of the Heart Water Walk was coordinated by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, in accordance with Anishinaabe tradition. Participant Kathleen Chosa says that tradition assigns water protection to women…  …

With the school year underway, U.P. Kids is putting the call out for Big Brothers. Mark Lambert says they usually have enough women volunteers to fill the need for Big Sisters, but men are in shorter supply, and there’s a waiting list of boys who need role models. Efforts are …

Walmart is recalling more than three tons of house-brand ready-to-eat pork and turkey sausage products. They may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The recall includes frozen “Great Value Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties,” “Family Size Great Value Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties,” and “Great Value Fully Cooked Original …