HOUGHTON — The Portage Lake District Library Board will undergo changes within the next month. At its regular meeting Wednesday, the board's Vice President Jennifer Donovan, announced she will step down from the board after…
One final lap
MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — On Wednesday, US Sen. Gary Peters (D-Pontiac) visited the site of the future Jacobetti Veterans Home as…
Escanaba shipyard receives grant
ESCANABA — North Shore Marine Terminal & Logistics, Inc. is one of 45 shipyards nationwide to receive grant funds as…
Lace 'em up!
LAURIUM — Village officials are getting the George Gipp Ice Arena set for the upcoming ice skating season with an…
Cameras in Calumet?
CALUMET – Last month, the Calumet Village Council adopted a resolution to apply for a $5,000 Michigan Participating Plan (Par…
Copperwood project receives grants
GOGEBIC COUNTY — The Michigan Strategic Fund Board has approved a $50 million performance-based grant under the Strategic Site Readiness…
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HOUGHTON — The Portage Lake District Library Board will undergo changes within the next…
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Jets boys, Gremlins girls cross country teams open season with win in Painesale
PAINESDALE — Despite the Houghton Gremlins junior Brandon Van Karsen finishing as the top male runner, the Jeffers Jets boys won the season-opening cross country race at the Kilpela Farm Wednesday. On the girls’ side, Houghton had two top finishers in junior Holly Cooke and sophomore Brooke Hoppe, and they used those finishes to…
GWINN — The Houghton Gremlins volleyball team traveled to Gwinn Wednesday and defeated the host Modeltowners…
Gremlins roll over Modeltowners
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Dear Annie
Dear Annie: I'm going through a difficult divorce after 58 years of marriage to…
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A big thank you Editor: THE BUS, is gone … but all the items donated (over 10,000) have been organized, inventoried and are waiting to be packed into backpacks and distributed to the kids. OUR COMMUNITY gave an estimated $9,890.00 worth of school supplies, back packs, underwear and socks, with an additional $1,250 in…
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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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Thomas Story
PORTOLA, CA — Thomas Story, age 72, a resident of Portola, CA, passed away on August 23, 2026 at his home after a 5-month battle with lung cancer. He was born on April 7, 1954 in Janesville, WI To Frank and Elaine (Wilke) Story. In 1968 his family moved to Hancock, MI and he…