News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is making an additional 150-million dollars available to United States counties who suffered disaster losses last year. The good news is that the list includes Houghton, Gogebic and Menominee Counties, which experienced significant damage in the Father’s Day Flood. The bad news …

The CLK Board of Education ratified two proposed labor contracts at its meeting last evening. Tentative agreements between the district and the Michigan Education Support Personnel Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees were approved. The board also accepted the resignation of vice-president Dr. Michael Louma, …

Growing dissatisfaction with airline service in and out of Houghton County Memorial Airport dominated discussion at last night’s Houghton County Board meeting. The problem isn’t on our end – it’s in Chicago, which serves as the destination hub for SkyWest flights. Jeff Radcliffe from the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance said …

Houghton County has a budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. At yesterday’s meeting, no one spoke at the public hearing. The proposed financial framework was passed unanimously. Revenues for the general fund are anticipated to be $10,138,406. Expenditures are projected at $10,068,840. Even a small surplus makes County Administrator Eric …

The Michigan State Police is looking for volunteers to help those struggling with addiction. The Angel Program allows anyone to walk into any state police post, and ask for help – with no threat of arrest or investigation. Angel volunteers assist post personnel in locating the appropriate treatment center, and …

Omega House is offering an add-on to its upcoming fundraising concert at the Calumet Theatre. The McCartney Project will appear October 5th, paying tribute to the music of Paul McCartney and the Beatles. The VIP Experience will include a fall color cruise on the Isle Royale Queen IV on October …

The Houghton County Commission will hold a public hearing on the 2019-2020 budget at the start of its regular meeting tonight. Preliminary figures estimate general fund revenue at $10,138,406, with expenditures of $10,068,840. The budget could be adopted during the regular meeting, and must be in place by the end …

Members of the Lake Linden-Hubbell Board of Education got an up close look at the district’s newest school buses last night. The two buses are actually two years old. They were purchased through the Holland Bus Company after they were returned from leases. Superintendent Brad Codere said the combined cost …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Rita M. Trevethan, 77, a resident of Houghton passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at UP Health System-Portage. She was born on August 25, 1942 in Lake Linden to Robert and Fiina (Ollila) Kuru. She attended the Lake Linden Schools …

An Upper Peninsula business development group is asking the LinkedIn networking website to recognize the Upper Peninsula as a region. Currently, LinkedIn assigns Yoopers either to its Duluth, Wausau, Green Bay or Saginaw regions. Officials at InvestUP say that limits the opportunities for Upper Peninsula professionals to communicate, and often …