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There was a lot of discussions at yesterday’s Houghton City Council meeting. The council approved a renewal of the city’s trunkline contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation. The council authorized the signing of the agreement between Houghton, Hancock, Marquette and Marquette’s Local Development Finance Authority on the establishment of …

Houghton County has moved one step closer in the Georgetown University Energy Prize Competition. This week it was announced that Houghton County has advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition which looks for communities who want to reduce energy consumption. Competition Director Dr. Francis Stakey says the communities they selected …

When you think of great places to live in America, you might think of some place in California or Florida. But according to Outside Magazine’s Top 16 Places to Live in America, neither of those two states had one city represent them on the list. But who did make the …

The Michigan Senate has approved a citizen’s initiative that effectively will allow a wolf hunt in Michigan. The measure, which was put before lawmakers by a petition-gathering campaign, lets the Natural Resources Commission decide which animals should be designated as game animals. At issue is the debate over whether or …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in July increased over the month by two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.7 percent. According to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, total employment declined by 7,000 in July as the number of unemployed rose by 7,000, leaving the state’s labor force unchanged over the …

The long term financial fix for all roads around Michigan remains as unfinished business at the state Capitol. Senate GOP leader Randy Richardville has formed a six person work group that was going to meet in July but will now gather today. The top Democrat on the work group is …

Tigers Snap Losing Streak The Tigers snapped their four game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Pirates last night. Buck Farmer gave up four runs over five innings in his major league debut. He left with the Tigers trailing 4-1, but that’s when the Detroit offense woke up. …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Court Building remained locked and under police guard this afternoon, as the dispute between the Tribe’s two judged and the ruling Tribal Council continued. Chief Judge Bradley Dakota and Associate Judge Violet Friisvall Ayres were suspended without pay Monday, after Ayres declined to withdraw …

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that state permits were properly issued for the Eagle Mine. A coalition of groups including the YellowDog Watershed Preserve, the Huron Mountains Club and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community had filed the original suit, claiming that federal mining and …

It was a busy docket for the Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting yesterday. The board approved a resolution for the Houghton County Medical Care Facility for improvements in the building and Chairman Scott Ala says the board has been made aware of the details. The board was introduced to …