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Across the state since 2018 there has been an increased number of voters choosing to vote absentee for a number of reasons. So far this year, nearly 150,000 of the 1.6 million voters to request an absentee ballot have submitted their vote. Houghton County is no different, and County Clerk, …

The National Parks Service intends to prepare an environmental impact statement for a wilderness stewardship  plan on Isle Royale. The park service’s stewardship plan guides the park on actions for managing wilderness and cultural resources found within the park boundaries. As well as the preliminary issues and potential impacts associated …

The Baraga County Republican Party has chosen a new candidate for the fifth district county commission seat. Chad Cichosz will step in to replace Allan Dantes, Jr. Dantes was killed in the October 13th truck crash and fire at the Holiday gas station in L’Anse. Cichosz is the manager of …

The City of Houghton will celebrate Halloween tomorrow afternoon, with the annual Treat Street event. From 4:00 until 6:00, kids in costumes will be able to trick or treat at participating merchants along Shelden Avenue downtown. Shelden Avenue will be closed to traffic to assure kids’ safety. Lakeshore Drive will …

One of the Copper Country’s most accomplished musical expatriates will return to perform tomorrow night at the Calumet Theatre. Hannah Bethel grew up in the Copper Country, and did her first performing here. At age 18, she moved to Nashville, which remains her home base. Partly because of COVID-19 performance …

Sign-up for the 2023 CopperDog 150 is off to a fast start. The annual sled dog race will be held March 3rd through 5th on the Keweenaw Peninsula. This year’s event has been expanded to include four races:• The three-stage professional-level CopperDog 150, with 10-dog teams;• The two-stage professional-level CopperDog …

Houghton – Portage Township Schools is seeking parent and community input on the district’s strategic plan. A meeting with the school board and parents has been set for next Monday, at 6 pm in the Houghton High School library. The school’s strategic plan helps the district manage changes to the …

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula roadside parks are set to close for the year, starting next week. The Michigan Department of Transportation operates 32 roadside parks in the Upper Peninsula, six are located in the Keweenaw Peninsula. In order, from south to north in the Keweenaw, parks are located at; Baraga Cliff, …

Hancock has a new chief of police. Tami Sleeman, an area native, and graduate of Houghton High School, will return home. Sleeman takes over for former police chief, Wayne Butler, who submitted his letter of retirement to the city last month. Sleeman earned a degree in criminal justice at Northern …

New Finlandia University President Tim Pinnow introduced himself to the Hancock city council last evening. Pinnow updated the state of the university, including finances, concerns with student growth, and its oversized campus. Pinnow said the school’s board of trustees has already begun working on correcting some of the issues, and …