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A labor dispute involving a contractors association and a road workers union is threatening the flood reconstruction effort in the Keweenaw. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara informed the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday that work on many of the road projects has essentially ground to a halt because …

Students at Calumet High School will build a Finnish Row Boat The Finnish Boat Building Project was presented to the CLK Board of Education Tuesday by Robert Bohlsen and Jim Kurtti. Finlandia University, through the Finnish American Heritage Center, has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Cargill Foundation.  This …

Finlandia University alumni and friends are invited back to campus the weekend of Oct. 4-6 for FinnU’s first ever football Homecoming celebration. “We’re extremely excited to welcome alumni back to campus and have planned an entire weekend of events to celebrate,” said Coordinator of External Relations Olivia Myers. “Obviously, the weekend centers around the football …

The remains of a soldier from the Copper Country will finally be laid to rest next month.  Army Staff Sgt. Marshall F. Kipina of Calumet was killed during a mission over Laos in 1966 during the Vietnam War. His remains were finally located and returned more than half a century …

In less than two months, voters in Houghton County will be asked to approve an $11 million bond proposal for a new jail addition.  The length of the bond is 20 years and will cost county property owners $37.50 per year for every $100,000. The Board of Commissioners released a …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will have a slight surplus in the 2018-19 budget they passed Tuesday. The general fund is budgeted to receive revenues of about $9.8 million, with 54.5% coming from property taxes.  The rest of the revenue is made up of revenue sharing and other state …

The Houghton County Fair Board has their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 13th, at 7 p.m. in the SISU Room in the Houghton County Arena.  The public is welcome to attend. The Houghton County Fair Exhibitor’s checks will be available for pick up at the fair office on Wednesday, September …

The interpretive exhibit, Copper Country Voices of Dissent in the Great War, will open with a reception on Friday, September 14 at 7 p.m. and talk by Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen at 7:30 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. This exhibit examines the ways in which Copper Country residents expressed dissent to …

HOUGHTON, MI, September 10, 2018 – The Visual and Performing Arts Department is holding auditions for two plays: On the Verge by Eric Overmyer and Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. On the Verge auditions will be held at 6:50pm on September 11th and …

Hancock Public Schools will follow a new professional development format for the 2018-19 school year with an early release approximately every other Wednesday. Please make note of the following dismissal dates/times. The early dismissal schedule below will apply for the following dates: September 12 & 26, October 10 & 24, …