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With many summer celebrations taking place throughout the Keweenaw and the Upper Peninsula, attendees may notice some familiar faces from one event to the next. Many vendors who make a living in the traveling roadshow business participate in as many events as possible in the summer months. One Houghton man …

A family tragedy isn’t keeping one former Upper Peninsula lawmaker from pursuing office. Vulcan, MI native Ed McBroom served as State Representative in the 108th District for six years and is currently running for State Senate in the 38th District. McBroom announced Wednesday that he will continue his campaign despite …

A job well done deserves a reward. The Houghton City Council unanimously approved pay increases for City Manager Eric Waara and for many non-union employees at their regular meeting Wednesday. Contract negotiations are continuing with the city’s union representatives. Most of the pay increases for the non-union employees working in …

The Portage Health Foundation is now assigning contractors to homes to move their Flood with Love initiative forward. Two contractors will be contacting each applicant to schedule a time to come and do assessments of flood damages to their homes.  Once assessments are done, the foundation will work with the …

The Houghton County Volunteer Resource and Donation Center located at the former JC Penney Store, which was opened in response to the Fathers Day Flood, is now closed and the goods that were housed there have been distributed to local charities. If any flood victims are in need of bottled …

Lansing, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today declared a second state of disaster for Houghton County after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding on July 12 caused damage to the area still recovering from flash flooding in June. This declaration will allow the state to make additional resources available and open …

Located on the shoreline of Eagle Harbor stands a building that is over 100 years old in remembrance of some of the Keweenaw’s bravest. What was once home to a full crew of the Coast Guard, is now a museum focusing on the progress of maritime innovation. At its recent …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office has located the owner of a pair of dogs, one of which was accused of attacking a 10-year-old child Sunday. Authorities say the attack happened around 8pm on Lower Point Mills Road in Torch Lake Township near Sandy Bottom Beach. The woman was said to …

Fourteen and counting–that’s the number of weekends remaining until November 1st. That fact was stated by Houghton City Manager Eric Waara as he discussed the state of road repair at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. Like most areas in the county, the city of Houghton is in a “wait-and-see” mode as …

Houghton is no longer a town with a college, but a university town.  That was the sentiment expressed by Chairman Tom Merz of the City of Houghton Planning Commission as they discussed rental issues Tuesday. The Planning Commission had been asked by the Houghton City Council to address several concerns …