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Houghton residents may soon be getting another choice for television delivery. The Houghton City Council granted a cable TV franchise to Baraga Telephone Company at its meeting Wednesday night. A spokesman for Baraga Telephone told us yesterday that the company is not ready to release details about the service, or …

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is building a program that will assist people who are relocating to the Keweenaw. At yesterday’s annual meeting, Chamber manager Tara Arens explained that the resource will be helpful for businesses who are recruiting talent… The new Relocation Assistance Service should be ready for use …

Preliminary results from the two largest Giving Tuesday campaigns in the Copper Country are positive. At the Portage Health Foundation, Mike Babcock says the total easily surpassed the $100,000 match they had set up for the 15 organizations they were working with… Babcock credits the organizations themselves for the drive’s …

Tension over the proposed Lakeshore Drive redevelopment ran high at last night’s Houghton City Council meeting. A packed house in the council chamber heard citizen after citizen criticize what they perceive to be a rush to tear down the existing parking deck, and sell the property to a developer. Fifth …

Some of the state budget cuts made by Governor Gretchen Whitmer more than two months ago would be restored under legislation approved yesterday by the state House and Senate. The supplemental budget bill would undo 27 of the 147 line-items Whitmer vetoed, and would also reverse about half of the …

The Houghton City Council will consider adopting an ordinance that would define potential conflicts of interest by city decision makers, and make sure that those who have such conflicts would be excluded from involvement in related matters. A public hearing will be held at the beginning of tonight’s council meeting, …

Another day, another scam. Emails appearing to come from UP.net are have been popping up in UP.net account in-boxes. The headline might say “Urgent Message” or “Enjoy Free 5G Internet Service.” The email includes UP.net’s logo, a sign-up link for a free 5G service trial, and an employee signature. It …

The Keweenaw County Road Commission could be a little closer to replacing its aging maintenance barn. A bill sponsored by State Representative Greg Markkanen has passed the state House and Senate, and has been sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for consideration. The century-old building in Mohawk failed a safety inspection …

This year’s firearm deer hunting season appears to have produced fewer successes in the Upper Peninsula. Wildlife biologists with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported yesterday that preliminary results from their check-in stations showed the harvest at about five percent less than last year, and five percent under the …

Two Wisconsin men have been charged in connection with a 2017 heroin overdose death in Iron River. 29-year-old Davin Veir Washington and 36-year-old Kenneth M. Greer were recently arraigned in District Court in Iron County. Both are charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance Causing Death, which could bring a …