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The Portage Lake District Library and the City of Houghton Police Department invite kids and their families to wear Halloween costumes and have a frightfully good time at the library on Friday, October 19, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. “Special guests” will read stories throughout the evening during the Haunted …

Most folks in the Keweenaw have heard of 31 Backpacks, a local charity that fights hunger for area students by providing groceries for children who might not have enough at home. If you’ve ever asked yourself where funding comes from for such a program, much of it comes from the …

It’s that time of year again to Stuff A Blue Goose. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post and five grocery stores in Baraga and Houghton counties will be working together to host the charity events. The events are being held in conjunction with the 2018 Michigan Harvest Gathering …

The Baraga Area School District will hold a forum in the school library on Thursday at 6pm to discuss the Sinking Fund millage proposal that will be on the November 6th ballot. The proposal includes an increase of 3 mills for 9 years for the construction or repair of school …

The race to finish road projects before winter sets in continues with work beginning today on US-41 near Chassell. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be completing a $215,000 project to remove and replace a flood-damaged culvert near the Baraga/Houghton county line. The work will require closing a lane. Traffic …

HOUGHTON, MICH- The National Park Service announced today that the fall phase of the first year of its Isle Royale wolf translocation project has been brought to a successful close with four wolves translocated to the island from Minnesota.  Though the original goal called for two additional wolves from Michigan to …

Houghton County – The local governments in Houghton County today expressed their thanks to Gov. Rick Snyder, who last week pledged additional state dollars to cover all of the local government match obligations for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for repairs needed as a result of the Father’s Day …

Vendor booth applications are now being accepted for the 21st Annual Home for the Holidays Gift Mart. The event will be held at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, November 24th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The annual Home for the Holidays Gift Mart is a …

As the National Park Service makes itself known and available to American families, Keweenaw area fourth graders are receiving a visit from a park ranger who is extending an invitation to the students for a field trip they will taking in the upcoming spring. “Fourth Graders are selected because they …

HOUGHTON, Michigan, October 11, 2018—Dillon Geshel, director of the Portage Lake District Library, has been awarded the Up and Comer Award for 2018 from the Michigan Library Association (MLA). Geshel will accept the award at the MLA Annual Conference in Novi, Michigan next week. The MLA’s Up and Comer Award …