HOUGHTON – Orbion Space Technology, a Houghton-based satellite propulsion and space systems company, has been sold, according to a press release from the MTEC SmartZone. York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer announced the deal in a March 12 statement released on Business ...

CALUMET – At Tuesday’s Calumet Village Council meeting, Joey Foster, the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) Fellow who has been working with the village since January 2025, gave his final report. One of the main goals Foster had during his fellowship was to help ...

MARQUETTE — The storm which tore through much of the Upper Midwest over the past few days has finally ended, leaving residents and municipalities with a serious clean-up job. Many cities and townships were either closed or had amended hours on Tuesday, and all of the area schools remained ...

HOUGHTON — The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon dedicated the entirety of their Wednesday to wheel a bathtub from the William J. Bernard Jr. Family Clock Tower on the west end of the Michigan Technological University campus, to Walker Arts and Humanities Center on the east end, then all the way ...

HOUGHTON — Despite a projected winter storm warning and turbulent wind conditions it was business as usual last weekend for most businesses and essential services in Houghton and Hancock as many businesses and services remained open despite forecasts that caused the closure of area schools ...

HOUGHTON — The sentencing of Jacob Kempainen in Houghton County Circuit, scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to the closure of the Houghton County Courthouse because of blizzard conditions. In December, the 22-year old Kempainen pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder for his role in the Dec. ...