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While many of the Copper Country’s traditional Halloween activities have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, new options are still offering some seasonal fun. The annual “Haunted Mine” event at the Quincy Mine has been turned into a drive-through event. Students and staff from the MTU Department of Visual …

Two leaders of a Michigan white supremacist group that allegedly wanted to set up a racist regime in the Upper Peninsula have been arrested. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says 25-year-old Justen Watkins of Bad Axe and 35-year-old Alfred Gorman of Taylor are leaders of a neo-Nazi organization called The …

Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly has responded to a lawsuit recently filed against by an employee in the clerk’s office. Thursday afternoon, she released this statement: “While I am disappointed in my employee choosing to file her employment lawsuit a week before the busiest time of the year for our …

There’s no resolution in sight in the property tax battle between the City of Houghton and Walmart… “They rejected our counteroffer right out of hand, doubled down on their petition to the Tax Tribunal, they’re still looking to get their store evaluation off by about 40 percent.” City Manager Eric …

18 local non-profits will take advantage of matching funds from the Portage Health Foundation in this year’s Giving Tuesday program. This year’s non-profits are the Swedetown Trails Club, Superior Search and Rescue, Simple Kindness for Youth, the Ontonagon County Cancer Association, Omega House, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, Keweenaw …

Rachel Lankton – City of Houghton image. Houghton City Council members wrapped up last night’s meeting – and this term – by saluting Rachel Lankton, who is retiring after 16 years on the board. Mayor Robert Backon read a proclamation that also mentioned Lankton’s service on the Portage Lake District …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will hold its annual primary Saturday. This year’s election will take place only in the Baraga District. The L’Anse District doesn’t have enough Tribal Council candidates to require a vote. Baraga District candidates include incumbents Doreen Blaker and Robert D. “R.D.” Curtis, Jr., along with …

Saturday is the deadline for artists to submit works for the upcoming “Shaft” and “Junior Shaft” exhibitions. Projects in almost any medium are eligible, as long as they were inspired by mining history in the Copper Country, the physical signs of its presence or the effect it has had on …

With all the discussion about the numerous candidates in the election, a couple of state ballot issues have been somewhat overlooked. Proposition One would revise the formula for how money from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and the State Park Endowment Fund can be spent. Those formulas are set …

Houghton High School students will complete this week at home. In a social media post yesterday, high school principal Cole Klein explained that the district does not have enough substitute teachers available to cover staff who are unable to teach. Teachers will lead their regular classes at the regular times …