MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Marquette Township Board Wednesday voted to designate the Westwood Mall as a blighted property. The mall experienced a partial roof cave-in in late February due to snow accumulation. By designating the…
Navy Street saga continues
HANCOCK — Hancock City Council held a closed session during its regular meeting Wednesday. However, some residents raised concerns about…
Keweenaw zoning issues
MOHAWK – The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners heard from residents and non-residents alike on the question of zoning at…
Getting involved
CALUMET — Representatives from the Pure Michigan Byway Program, Keweenaw Heartlands, the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition and Brockway Mountain Drive…
Woman sentenced for animal cruelty
ESCANABA — A woman from Escanaba has been sentenced after an investigation uncovered 20 animals living in her home, which…
The check's on the way
COPPER HARBOR – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will deliver a check for $1,937,000 to Grant Township today, completing the commercial…
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Navy Street saga continues
HANCOCK — Hancock City Council held a closed session during its regular meeting Wednesday.…
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Huskies football returns to Kearly Stadium for Homecoming
HOUGHTON — For one half Saturday, the Michigan Tech Huskies football team looked like…
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Dear Annie
Dear Annie: My husband has recently become obsessed with Twitter. He spends hours a…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
Hats off to Tapiola First Responders I would like to thank the First Responders of the Tapiola area for saving my life. I live on Bear Lake Road in Tapiola, and they responded to my home after I called 911. Unfortunately, the medication I was taking caused my tongue to swell so badly that…
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
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In our opinion: A Gazette Editorial
Labor Day is often regarded as the unofficial end of summer, one last long weekend — a final trip to the camp or a backyard gathering. But the holiday also gives us an opportunity to pause and remember what Labor Day is really about — honoring the American worker. Our communities do not run…
The meaning of the Fourth of July
A letter from the editor
In our opinion: A Gazette Editorial
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Obituaries
Victor Chartier
HOUGHTON — Victor Chartier, 96, a resident of Houghton, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Garden View Memory Care in Calumet, Mi where he had resided since November. He was born on June 4, 1930, in Lake Linden, MI, a son of the late Adelore & Bertha (Pelland) Chartier. Victor was a graduate…