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Keweenaw County says ‘No’

TheKeweenaw County Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing a proposal to dissolve U.P. Community Mental Health System. Left to rights are: Board Vice Chair Del Rajala; Commissioner Mike LaMotte, Board Chair Don Piche; commissioners Bob DeMarois and Randy Eckloff EAGLE RIVER – At its ...

Road construction season continues

RIPLEY — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Houghton County Road Commission are hard at work this summer repairing roads in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Projects on M-26, M-28 and U.S. 41 are on MDOT the County Road Commissions’ dockets. The ...

Marquette hit by heavy rain

MARQUETTE — A severe thunderstorm passed through the Marquette area and region last week, bringing heavy rain to Marquette and much of the central Upper Peninsula. Thursday's rainstorm resulted in snarled traffic, city streets turned into small rivers and gutters inundated with several ...

Battery D returns to Fort Wilkins

COPPER HARBOR – Battery D, First Michigan Light Artillery reenactment and living history group returned to Fort Wilkins this past weekend, marking its 46th year of its annual encampment. A nagging fog and temperatures in the upper 50s did not dissuade attendance, with hundreds of spectators ...

A Diamond celebration

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Houghton-Keweenaw Conservation District celebrated its 75th anniversary at Calumet Township's Waterworks Park Saturday morning. Several partner groups including Keweenaw National Historic Park, the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC), Sierra Club Michigan ...

Jail committee recommends bond proposal

HOUGHTON – After much discussion and review of data, the Houghton County Jail Committee unanimously passed a motion Thursday for a recommendation of a bond proposal to fund a new county jail. The recommendation will be up to Houghton County Board of Commissioners to consider at its August 5 ...