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The cities of Houghton and Hancock will hold a special joint council meeting later today at the Lakeview Manor Community Room. The councils will receive a presentation from MDOT Project Manager Alan Anderson on the upcoming $5.3 million Portage Lake Lift Bridge rehab project and discuss traffic detours and routes. …

A six-year-old boy is back home after he went missing yesterday afternoon. The Houghton County Sheriff’s office was dispatched to Lahti Road in Portage Township at around 4:30pm to investigate the missing child. Deputies arrived on scene and located the juvenile just after 5 o’clock.

The man at the center of Michigan’s wolf hunt controversy has decided to file a motion to reopen his case. 68-year-old John Koski of Bessemer was ordered to pay $1,867 in fines and costs at his sentencing last month. However, two weeks after the decision, on May 22nd, Koski filed …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in May edged upward slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.5 percent. According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, total employment, the number of unemployed, and the state’s labor force were little changed from April to May. Spokesman Jason Palmer says despite …

There is a new Aspirus clinic opening up and it is right here in Houghton. Later today, Aspirus is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house at their new Houghton clinic located between Wal-Mart and the Country Inn & Suites. On hand will be key Aspirus leadership, including U.P. …

Chassell Township Schools have found their new superintendent. Christopher Davidson has been chosed to take over for the departing George Stockero, who is leaving to become the new superintendent for the Copper Country Intermediate School District. Davidson says he is very excited for this opportunity. School board president Ken Kytta …

Today’s Hancock City Council meeting will begin with a public hearing regarding the proposed city budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, which will be up for approval by the council. The millage rate for 2014 taxes will be set. The council will also receive a preliminary report on the spring …

A woman from L’Anse has been named a finalist in a song contest organized by multi-platinum singer Jewel. That was Waara’s submission to the contest that asked Americans to share stories about why public housing matters to them. She says it’s a topic she knows all too well. Waara spent …

An elderly Western Upper Peninsula man convicted of stabbing a sheriff’s deputy will spend at least two years behind bars. 75-year-old Andrew Bray of Norway pled no contest in May to charges of assault less than murder and carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced Monday in Dickinson County Circuit …

Michigan Tech has announced the recepient of their inaugural Diversity Award. Computer science professor Linda Ott has received this distinction for her work in devoting time to getting more women involved in the computer science field. The award recognizes the accomplishments of a faculty and/or staff member who contributes to …