CALUMET TOWNSHIP — An armed standoff lasting several hours Tuesday ended with one person taken into custody. On Wednesday, 40-year-old Andrey Vladimirovich Petrov, appeared in Houghton County 97th District Court. Petrov is charged with assaulting…
Passing the torch
HOUGHTON — At last week’s regular meeting of Houghton City Council, Sargent Jason Tormala received council approval to become the…
Improving downtown traffic
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Department of Transportation and the city of Houghton are investing about $416,000 to construct a downtown…
Road Fund Disbursements
HANCOCK — Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office announced Monday long-term $2 billion annual fund disbursements have been awarded to counties and…
Copperwood foes sue State
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Registering Huskies
HOUGHTON — Students, faculty and staff from the Michigan Tech Voter Engagement Coalition were spread out across campus Tuesday in…
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Calumet standoff ends peacefully
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Nellis named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies junior libero Keeley Nellis has been named the GLIAC…
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Tech hockey top pick in coaches poll
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New name ... same mission
HOUGHTON — Anyone driving thru Townsend Drive and College Avenue within the last month…
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
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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…