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L’Anse is getting a Christmas tree this year. The village has long been known for its elaborate Christmas decorations, but it’s been several years since the display has included a tree. At last night’s council meeting, village staffers confirmed that a nearly 30-foot high tree will be set up at …

Resident Craig Waddell asked Houghton’s Election Commission to consider the use of ranked voting at Monday’s meeting, and said a motion to consider support for the concept should be a part of the special election being held next May. The vote is being called to fill an open seat on …

The City of Houghton’s Election Commission voted unanimously to schedule a special contest slated for May 3rd to fill the open council seat created by Dan Salo’s resignation. Salo is planning to winter in warmer weather beginning this year. The council had a chance to select one of eight applicants …

A Genesee County man has pleaded guilty to making a harassing phone call to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly during the 2020 election campaign. At a preliminary hearing this morning, Matthew Smith accepted a deal, in which he pleaded guilty to one count of malicious use of telecommunication services. He …

The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce will be welcoming shoppers outside its L’Anse headquarters for Small Business Saturday. A booth will be set up with refreshments and coupons to area stores. There will also be an opportunity to register to win $25 in Baraga Bucks, which act as a gift …

A storm system rapidly intensified Sunday causing winds to howl and some lake effect snow to kick up across the Upper Peninsula. Gusts reached over 50 miles per hour from Copper Harbor to the Straits of Mackinac, and that snarled commercial traffic on the ground and on Lake Superior. The …

An article appearing last week in Bridge Magazine highlighted at least 45 Michigan towns that had rejected allocated funds in the most recent federal stimulus bill. One of those is Houghton County’s Franklin Township. The piece by Jonathan Oosting notes that the municipalities are overwhelmingly conservative, as is most of …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Phillip Switzer, 72, a resident of Mohawk Michigan passed away on Saturday November 20, 2021 at UP Health System-Portage. Phillip was born in Flint Michigan on October 10, 1949 to Mary Lou Switzer. He graduated High school and attended one year …

If you get into a conversation late one night and have to lay odds on whether your favorite fairy tales really end happily ever after, what side of that wager do you plan to take? That’s the overarching theme of the new production by the combined Houghton and Hancock Drama …

A vehicle driven by a 19-year-old student from Port Huron was on First Street next to McNair Hall when he lost traction on ice coming down the hill Friday morning. After sliding out onto US-41 the automobile was hit by a Michigan Department of Transportation maintenance truck. The accident is …