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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Houghton City Council will discuss a rezoning proposal at tonight’s meeting. The Hope Fellowship Church has asked that a portion of the property it owns along West Sharon Avenue be changed from Single Family to General Business. A public hearing will be held at 5:30 at the City Center, …
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The Michigan appeals court has reversed the conviction of a Gogebic County teenaged girl who fantasized about killing a boy and his pets on social media. The girl, identified in court records as “J.P.,” formed a Snapchat group with three other girls, all in sixth or seventh grade. They shared …
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This year’s Boy Scout popcorn sale is underway. The Hiawathaland District Boy Scout Popcorn sale will feature all of the varieties offered over the past several years, plus a couple of new options. Of the total funds raised through popcorn sales, about 36 percent stays with the local troop and …
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The company that owns the controversial Line Five pipeline is planning to add some additional supports to a small portion of its run through the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge says the Army Corps of Engineers has given it a permit to place 54 steel supports along a 75-foot area to …
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A strong line of thunderstorms produced a rare tornado warning in the western Upper Peninsula last night. The alert was issued around 10:00 pm. The National Weather Service said radar indicated potential tornadic activity in the Paulding area. The resulting warning covered the northern half of Iron County, along with …
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