Two more former Upper Peninsula priests are facing criminal sexual conduct charges. 74-year-old Gary Allen Jacobs of Albuquerque, New Mexico, served in Ontonagon and Dickinson Counties between 1981 and 1984. In Ontonagon County, he’s being charged with six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child between the ages …
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Houghton has been named a highlight destination on Viking Cruises’ new Great Lakes tours. Known as Viking Expeditions, the series will begin in 2022, with approximately 20 voyages per summer. The company is building the Great Lakes’ largest cruise ship for the tours. The ship will be more than 670 …
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Gasoline prices in our region held basically steady last week. AAA Michigan’s survey places the cost of a gallon of unleaded regular at $2.55 in Houghton County. That’s a penny higher than last week, right in line with the national average, but seven cents above the statewide average. Keweenaw County …
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The fourth annual Copper Country Women’s March will be held tomorrow at the Houghton-Hancock Bridge. Organizer Susan Burack tells us it will start at 1:00, and all community members are invited… Burack says there are several local sponsors… If you’d like to take part, be on hand before 1:00… The …
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Girl Scout cookies officially go on sale today. Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes CEO Karmen Lemke says every dollar of profit from the sale remains with the troop that sells the cookies. There’s a new look to the boxes this year. They’ll highlight the types of experiences that …
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A reward is being offered to help find the culprits who are poaching elk in the Northern Lower Peninsula. In mid-December, three adult elk cows were killed illegally in Otsego County. It was the third such case in northern Michigan in roughly a month. In mid-November, one bull elk was …
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Two people were injured in a two-truck head-on crash in Twin Lakes yesterday morning. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were called to M-26 in front of the Four Seasons Convenience Store at 9:25. They determined that the driver of a southbound pickup truck swerved into the opposite traffic lane to avoid …
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Snowmobile safety and enforcement patrols will be increased on Upper Peninsula trails this weekend. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday typically brings an increase in trail use by vacationers taking advantage of the three-day weekend. Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers will be joined by local, state …
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State Representative Greg Markkanen is promoting a plan to allow veterinarians to prescribe products derived from marijuana to treat animals. The Hancock Republican says the issue was brought to him by Marquette vet Dr. Kellie Holmstrom. State Rep. Greg Markkanen and Dr. Kellie Holmstrom, joining via video conference from her …
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is proceeding with her court case against the proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that would house the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. The tunnel was approved in the waning days of the Rick Snyder administration. Enbridge would build it, and relocate Line 5 from …
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