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A former Copper Country priest has been accused of abusing children. Terrence M. Healy was ordained in the Diocese of Marquette in 1968. He spent a decade at various U.P. churches for a decade. He took a leave of absence in 1978, then returned to service in 1982 in the …

The number of people working in the Upper Peninsula fell slightly in August, but remained higher than it was a year ago. The state reports that 139,200 Yoopers were employed last month… 2,000 more than in August of 2018. The number of unemployed workers also rose compared to last year, …

A 57-year Baraga County tradition will continue Sunday, when the Ottawa Sportsmen’s Club holds its annual Turkey Shoot. Club member Jack Lehto says no actual turkeys get shot, but some paper shooting range targets will suffer some damage… There’ll be good food, non-shooting activities for kids, and raffles big and …

Baraga County’s 2019-2020 budget will include a slight surplus. Treasurer Anne Koski anticipates revenues of $4,163,240.98, with expenditures of $4,055,806.39. At yesterday’s special budget meeting, board chair Mike Koskinen called the extra $107,434.59 a small cushion, but a welcome one. The only discussion involved the child care fund appropriation, which …

The biggest evening in Calumet hockey history is… history. Opening faceoff! The Detroit Red Wings delighted a partisan crowd by earning a 4-1 victory over the Saint Louis Blues in the 2019 Kraft Hockeyville USA game. The 106-year-old Colosseum was packed to capacity, and a large overflow group watched the …

The City of Houghton is taking its first steps toward developing a recreational marijuana ordinance. City Manager Eric Waara told the city council last night that a draft ordinance proposal has been presented to the Planning Commission for preliminary review. Waara said the ordinance has been written to allow retail …

A months-long effort to bring the National Hockey League to the Calumet Colosseum will pay off tonight, when the Detroit Red Wings and the Saint Louis Blues meet in the Kraft Hockeyville USA 2019 game. The Red Wings are scheduled to arrive at the Colosseum this morning at 10:00, and …

The Houghton City Council was in real estate mode last night. Councilors approved a request from Hope Fellowship Church to rezone a portion of the land it owns on West Sharon Avenue. The parcel abuts the land Meijer has purchased as a potential new store site. Changing the zoning from …

More than 350 companies and many hundreds of well-dressed students squeezed into the SDC yesterday for Michigan Tech’s Fall Career Fair. Industries represented included construction, computing, manufacturing, banking, automotive, environmental services, governmental departments and more. Outside, Nick Plahn of Oshkosh Corporation was standing next to a huge wheeled vehicle… Plahn …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department’s patrol boat has sunk. Sheriff Brian McLean tells us the boat had to be hauled out of its slip in the Houghton County Marina recently, after it filled with water. No official cause has been determined, but McLean says they recently used some grant money …