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U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April after a streak of solid monthly gains, adding 160,000 jobs, the fewest in seven months. Business Editor Murray Feldman says although the numbers aren’t what economists wanted, there is good news in the report. Another positive– the number of people collecting unemployment …

Are your kids home from college? Chris Nixon with St. John Providence Health System says a number of parents report having trouble with their kids’ new-found independence, but there are ways to combat it. Nixon says the sooner the conversation about expectations, the better.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to Fossom Creek, a tributary of the Ravine River, and the Little Carp River (Baraga County) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted on or about May 17 -25, 2016 in accordance with State …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area.  A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work in the Trap Rock River (Houghton County) during May 17 – 25, 2016 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys.  The information gathered will …

State Representative Scott Dianda has a challenger for his third term in the House. Republican Greg Markkanen filed to run against Dianda for the 110th District. Markkanen is also on the Hancock City Council. A 20 year Hancock resident, he is a civics, history and geography teacher in the Baraga …

HANCOCK–Steve Jones and the Garden City Hot Club will headline a benefit concert for the Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) Saturday, May 7, from 8 to 10:30 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater. Emma Hitch-Bradley and Matt Langlais will open the show. Admission is $10. A free LED light bulb is …

It’s a brewing hobby that has a nice payoff at the end. The new Electric Brewing Supply recently opened their doors in Chassell and they will be celebrating National Homebrew Day with a special event on Saturday. Owners Ryan and Katie Gray invite home brewing enthusiasts to their American Homebrewers …

Downtown Calumet is sitting on top of one online publication’s list of must-visit Main Streets in Michigan. (photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr) Only In Your State.com lists 6th Street first among eight main streets in Michigan you have to visit. Yes, of course, 5th Street is REALLY Main Street, but for …

There’s something new lurking underneath the parking deck in Houghton. There have been sightings of hulking green monsters and mysterious caped crusaders. Black Ice Comics is the city’s newest store and the first of its kind. Black Ice Comics Co-Owner Shana Porteen said, “I was surprised that there wasn’t a …

It’s said to be the fastest growing white collar crime in the country–Scammers using your own property to rip you off. It happens when a criminal files a bogus deed making it appear that you transferred ownership to them. They then can take that deed to a bank and get …