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New term. Same city council. At last night’s Houghton City Council organizational meeting, the four incumbents that were on the ballot for last week’s election: Robert Megowen, Mike Needham, Gernot Joachim and Dan Salo, were sworn in for their new terms. The council then voted for Robert Backon to serve …

Tonight a special update on the White Pine Mine project will be given by representatives from Highland Copper. Project Manager Carlos Bertoni will speak at a town hall meeting at 7 o’clock at the Ontonagon Jr.-Sr. High School. He will give an update and overview of what is happening at …

The deadline for the annual Shaft and Junior Shaft exhibits is right around the corner. The exhibit, which will be dispayed at the Copper Country Community Arts Center, will feature works created by local artists inspired by the Copper Country’s mining heritage. The entry fee for Shaft exhibits is $5.00. …

A grant opportunity has opened up for those with an interest in quality environmental education. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition has announced that a grant is now being made available to educators and youth workers who are involved in these types of programs with K-12 students as well as those …

Congressman Dan Benishek says he is doing everything he can to prevent the northern long-eared bat from being listed on the endangered species list. It could stop logging in the country including Michigan for as much as 6 months or more a year. Benishek, who serves on the House Natural …

A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a Menominee County home Monday afternoon. Sheriffs Deputies say a 62-year-old man called 911 to say that someone was breaking into his home in Mellen Township. When deputies got to the house, they found the teen dead of multiple gunshot wounds. Police from …

A new report shows total state revenues from tobacco taxes has fallen to its lowest level since the tax was last increased to $2 a pack in 2004 as total sales of tobacco products, especially cigarettes, continues to fall. The Department of Treasury report also shows that in 2013 nearly …

The Keweenaw Renewable Energy Coalition unveiled its plan to power 100% of the electric demand in the Copper Country using alternate fuels. Yesterday, the coalition hosted its Keweenaw Energy Summit at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. It featured many special guests including Finnish biomass expert Asko Ojaniemi. He …

One woman is dead after a house fire in Dickinson County. Breitung Township Fire Department Chief Jeff Iverson said the incident happened at a home in Quinnesec. Iverson believes the fire started in the kitchen. The woman was found dead in a bedroom, and was the only occupant of the home. …

The case involving a man who was allegedly involved in a stabbing in Hubbell has been bound over to Circuit Court. Paul Molianen has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of 48-year-old Marcy LaVigne. He is also charged with attempted murder of LaVigne’s daughter. Both counts carry a …