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Debbie Bradford from Rukkila, Negro, and Associates updated the Houghton County Board of Commissioners on this year’s audit. Overall, the process was smooth sailing. The county got an unmodified opinion, meaning that everything was acceptable without qualification. Various stimulus acts brought in almost $2 million in additional federal money, compared …

Monday night, around 9:15, law enforcement personnel from the Michigan State Police – Calumet Post and Houghton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance at a Hubbell home. Officers interacted with a 28-year-old woman, who has a prior history of violent acts. They commanded her to put down a handgun, …

Gogebic County Airport and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department held an update on testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS. The group of chemicals is found in a range of products, including non-stick cookware and some apparel. Its most prolific usage is in firefighting foam. …

Update #2: WUPHD Press release: Health Department (WUPHD) is pausing all use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19vaccine. The FDA and CDC have recommended this pause, and the Michigan Department ofHealth and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed it. The WUPHD is stopping all use of theJohnson & Johnson vaccine …

A potential Brockway Mountain cell tower is being delayed again. Monday’s Eagle Harbor Township board meeting was well attended, with over 50 people taking part on Zoom and around a dozen in-person. In November, the planning commission approved a conditional use permit for Diamond Communications to put a long-discussed tower …

The L’Anse Village Council got a look at one of the new self-contained breathing apparatus that the fire department has just put into service. At last night’s meeting, Fire Chief Mike Bianco explained that the new SCBA units provide oxygen to firefighters when they enter smoke-filled areas. Each tank, mask …

The City of Houghton is the only Michigan municipality to receive funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security Program. Just shy of $14 million dollars is being handed out nationwide. The Houghton Housing Commission gets $12,507 of that. The money has …

Kathy Balog stands to become a first-time homeowner this Saturday. She will be receiving an updated home in South Range that was built by Habitat for Humanity on Sixth Street several years ago. Due to COVID-19, the Copper Country chapter was unable to put up a new structure thanks to …

For three consecutive weeks, the Wild Ones chapter locally will present speakers each Thursday night, including a keynote address from “The Humane Gardener” Nancy Lawson on the 29th. Gardening enthusiasts, Michigan Tech faculty, and more will all be included. The Keweenaw Native Plant Symposium is free to attend, but registration …

The Finlandia Student Nurses Association brought back its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday with impressive results. The meal was cooked up at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Quincy Street in Hancock until noon, utilizing a curbside pick-up model. In addition to flapjacks, there were sausages and cereal served. Over $1,000 …