HOUGHTON — Houghton County residents were eagerly awaiting the opening of the county’s early voting site Saturday morning. Unlike the county’s primary election, this polling location is at the Houghton County building on Sharon Avenue.…
Keweenaw Co. OK's zoning fee schedule
EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve a restructured zoning administration fee schedule, implementing…
Overdue hunter located
MENOMINEE — An elderly overdue hunter was successfully located and reunited with his family on Wednesday night, Menominee County Sheriff…
Teen pleads no contest in drowning death
MARINETTE, Wis. — A teen accused in the August 2025 drowning of a 13-year-old Marinette, WI boy has pleaded no…
Tiang pleads no contest
HOUGHTON — The woman allegedly responsible for a car crash in Osceola Township, which lead to the death of two…
Zoning repeal document details financial liability, litigation strain
EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners approved a zoning ordinance amendment application Wednesday evening to permanently repeal…
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Early Voting open
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Dear Annie
Editor's Note: The following column was originally published in 2017. Dear Annie: I met…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
Look out the window Editor: Turn off the TV news for a minute and look out the window. Copper Country has changed since April 2025, and you don’t need a commentator to see it. Start at the gas pump. In the spring of 2025, Houghton County had the lowest gas prices in the U.P.,…
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…
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Obituaries
William Crouter
CHASSELL — William H. Crouter, 84, husband of Elaine Crouter, residents of Madeira Beach, FL, and summer resident of Chassell, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Canal View — Houghton County following a short illness. He was born on June 14, 1942, in Grand Blanc, MI, a son of the late Harold and…