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Where is Houghton County Commissioner Scott Ala? The District 4 representative has reportedly missed six of the last seven county board meetings. Board Chairman Al Koskela is calling for financial penalties for commissioners who miss meetings and the matter was turned over to the personnel committee at the board’s regular …

The new Houghton County Jail addition will come with a price tag of at least $10.9 million . That was the result of a cost estimate shared with the County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Project Architect Karin Cooper from U.P. Engineers & Architects broke the project down to about …

The electronics recycling event is being called a success. Evan MacDonald from the Copper Country Recycling Initiative reviewed the two day collection with the Houghton County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday. Local residents were encouraged to bring their old electronics and small appliances to the Goodwill Training …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Every 40 seconds someone suffers a stroke. Every four minutes, someone dies from a stroke. While these statistics reported by the American Heart Association (AHA) are profoundly alarming, it goes to show that stroke can happen suddenly to anyone, at any age, at any time. That’s why for …

The Upper Peninsula’s northern pike and walleye season opener is coming soon! On Tuesday, May 15, the season opens on all U.P. waters, including the Great Lakes, inland waters and the St. Marys River. Please note, the season opener for muskellunge in the U.P. has changed – in addition to …

Fourth grade students from across the Keweenaw Peninsula and western Upper Michigan will be attending day-long field trips at Keweenaw National Historical Park from May 15-17. The annual event is known as Copper TRACES and is part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The name Copper TRACES identifies …

Motorists can expect slight delays when crossing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The Michigan Department of Transportation is conducting routine detailed inspections of the bridge that began Monday and will continue throughout the next couple of weeks. “The purpose of this inspection is to perform a systematic review of the …

Houghton High School is the highest ranked Upper Peninsula public high school in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Over 20,500 school were evaluated and the Gremlins were ranked 53rd in the state and 1,527th in the nation.  The school also received a silver award. L’Anse …

Work at Houghton-Portage Township Schools that is part of the bond passed by voters is set to begin. That’s the word from the latest newsletter released Monday by the school, which says they are planning and ordering all the materials needed for the renovation and update. The construction will start …

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be conducting routine detailed inspections of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge beginning on Monday, May 14th. Intermittent lane closures and frequent opening of the bridge will be required from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Closures will affect vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic. …