ATLANTIC MINE — A shortage of commercial truck drivers at the Houghton County Materials Management department has forced the county transfer station to restrict or reject incoming construction and demolition waste. The Houghton County Materials…
Running out of chances
HOUGHTON — 19-year old Jocelynn Kilpela was sentenced to 10 months in the Houghton County Jail for assaulting two prison…
Taking back the power
HOUGHTON — Keweenaw Indivisible hosted 103rd District Representative Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) on the Houghton stop on her “Take Mi…
Looking to the future
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Fall Career Fair Tuesday at the SDC attracted 400 companies, 1100 recruiters and more than…
Blueprint for tomorrow
EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County property owners and residents will have their final opportunity to shape the peninsula's long-term growth…
Supporting nutrition
HOUGHTON — The BHK Child Development Board has received a $98,000 grant to improve its Fresh Food and Nutritional Wellness…
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Driver shortage
ATLANTIC MINE — A shortage of commercial truck drivers at the Houghton County Materials…
Local Sports
Huskies hockey officially opens season this weekend
HOUGHTON — After weeks of preparation, and a dress rehearsal intersquad game, the No.…
Huskies volleyball returns home looking to create some separation
Zurek named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
BESSEMER — The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts volleyball team hit the road and swept the…
Blue Bolts volleyball sweeps Bessemer
Features
Dear Annie
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 12 years, and we…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
It's happening here! Editor: Recent events have reminded me of some books I have read: 'It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis. What will happen when America has a dictator, written in 1935. This story looks at what could happen if authoritarianism and fascism took hold in the US. I read it several years…
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
Editorial
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
Columns
Froma Harrop
Cal Thomas
Josh Hammer
The Raffel Ticket
Obituaries
Dwane Maki
CALUMET — Dwane Jay Maki, age 56, of Calumet, passed away at his home on September 27, 2026. Dwane was born in Laurium, Michigan, on November 14, 1969, to Wesley Maki and Claire Kolmonen. Dwane was a well-known mechanic in the Calumet area for many years. He will be remembered for his dedication to…