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The Houghton County Board of Commissioners agreed to issue Letters of Commendation to retired Undersheriff Roy Britz and to retiring Emergency Management Coordinator Jack Dueweke. Britz served the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department for a total of 27 years, 20 of those as Undersheriff and the rest as a deputy. He left …

The Houghton County Board approved a Revolving Loan for the Nitrate Elimination Company in Lake Linden at their October meeting Tuesday. The $60,000 working capital loan will allow the company to expand into bigger markets and may lead to the addition of four new employees.

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution for the Otter Lake Special Assessment District at their October meeting Tuesday. Houghton County Drain Commissioner John Pekkala said the assessment is for costs incurred since 2014 for maintenance on the Otter Lake Dam. He said the bulk of those costs …

The Copper Country could be left in the dark, that’s the message from the operators of an Ontonagon power plant. At their October meeting Tuesday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners heard from PM Power Group’s Chief Operating Officer Zach Halkula, whose company operates White Pine Electric Power. The natural gas …

Houghton County has a new Emergency Management Coordinator. For the last 17 years, the position has been held by Jack Dueweke, but he will be retiring at the end of the month. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Dueweke introduced his replacement, Christopher Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale …

October is breast cancer awareness month. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. And as Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains, that’s why regular mammogram’s are so important.

Legitimate clowns say recent reports of “creepy clown” sightings are giving them a bad rap. When Bob Ammon of Allen Park isn’t driving a truck, he tools around town as “Bobo the Clown.” He feels the perception of clowns has changed during his 25 years in the business, in part, due …

This is one of the most important days of the year for school districts in Michigan. Count day is the day that the state of Michigan uses to determine how much funding each district will receive based on the number of students present today. 90 percent of a district’s state …

Today is Walk to School Day and students from more than 300 schools across Michigan will be participating. The Michigan Fitness Foundation’s Safe Routes to School director says walking and biking to school are simply ways to stress the importance of physical activity. Organizers of the events say Walk to School …

The Michigan Deer Crash Coalition says the next three months are big for deer versus car crashes. According to their data 44-percent of all deer crashes in 2015 occurred in the fall. In 2015 Oakland County had the most deer/vehicle crashes with nearly 2,000. Kent County was second with more …