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No Break for Hancock Winter Water Bills – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke The City of Hancock will not be offering any additional relief to those who ran up high water bills in an effort to keep their pipes from freezing this winter… at least, not for now. Water customers …

Hancock Resident; Retirees Honored – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke Several Hancock residents were honored at last night’s City Council meeting. Bonnie Holland received a plaque for her volunteer efforts, and service on the Downtown Development Authority Board. She thanked all the other volunteers with whom she’s worked. Charles …

CCISD Finalizes Stockero Contract – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke The Copper Country Intermediate School District has taken the final step to bring George Stockero on board as its new superintendent. At its meeting on Tuesday, the ISD board approved Stockero’s contract. He’ll replace retiring Superintendent Dennis Harbour on …

AG Schuette to Visit Copper Country – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will be visiting the Keweenaw next week. Schuette will speak at noon on Tuesday at the Finnish-American Heritage Center to an invitation-only luncheon for members of the Houghton and Hancock Rotary Clubs, …

Kingsford Murder Appeal Denied – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke A Kingsford man convicted of killing an elderly Stambaugh Township woman will remain in prison. 42-year-old David Levack is serving life without parole for the September, 2011 murder of 81-year-old Joyce Margaret Johnson. Johnson was scheduled to appear in …

Benishek to Obama: “Too Little, Too Late” – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke Congressman Dan Benishek has blasted President Obama’s admission that there are problems in the Veteran’s Administration medical system as “too little, too late.” Benishek is a physician who worked with the Oscar Johnson Center in Iron …

State Senate to Consider Road Tax Hike – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke A Michigan Senate committee has approved a package of bills designed to spend more money on roads and bridges. This proposal adds about 200 million dollars to a 450-million dollar package already approved by the Michigan …

State House to Consider Detroit Bailout – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke A House committee has approved an 11-bill package, which would allocate nearly 195-million dollars to help bail out the city of Detroit. The money would help Detroit move away from its failing employee retirement plan… which was …

Iron River Defendants Take Plea Deals – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke Two Iron River residents have entered guilty pleas for their involvement in a home invasion last June. 23-year-old Brittany Marvin pleaded guilty to larceny from a building. 22-year-old Jordan Luckey also entered a plea in that case …

Some changes to a couple Hancock streets could be made at today’s city council meeting. The meeting will begin with a public hearing regarding two street traffic proposals. Residents are encouraged to give input on converting White Street between Reservation Street and Pine Street from two way traffic to one …