FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – The Houghton County Jail Committee’s open meeting Industry Day, at the Franklin Township Hall Wednesday, generated information for the committee to consider in its search for ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost…
Keranen responds to parade controversy
HOUGHTON — Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners drew an animated crowd. Many came not to…
Smoke from a distant fire
HOUGHTON — It's like 2025 all over again. Residents of the Upper Peninsula, indeed throughout Michigan, woke to smoke Wednesday.…
Iron Mountain man extradited from Alaska
IRON MOUNTAIN — A 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska to Dickinson County after being charged…
Fire on Isle Royale
KEWEENAW COUNTY – On the morning of July 14, 2026, Isle Royale National Park staff confirmed a small fire burning…
Let there be light
CALUMET TOWNSHIP – The Quincy Smelter Complex was a topic of discussion during Tuesday’s Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission…
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AHMEEK — The Keweenaw ATV club is holding its annual picnic at 2 p.m.…
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World Chimpanzee Day Editor: World Chimpanzee Day is (was) July 14, and future generations will look back in denunciation at how we’ve allowed our closest non-human kin to be torn from their mothers, thrown into cages, experimented on, infected with diseases, locked in roadside zoos, and forced to perform. Dr. Jane Goodall and other…
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The meaning of the Fourth of July
Each July 4, Americans both at home and abroad, gather to celebrate. Under skies ablaze with fireworks, on streets lined with youngsters waiting for candy from passing floats or simply standing with family in front of grills smelling of seared burgers and hot dogs, we celebrate. We celebrate and remember the formation of a…
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Raymond Lasanen
BOOTJACK — Raymond Edward Lasanen (73) a resident of Bootjack, passed away on Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at UP Health System - Marquette in surrounded by his family. Ray was born on July 14th, 1952, to Wesley and Florence (Spath) Lasanen in Hancock. He attended Lake Linden High School and graduated in 1970. He