HOUGHTON — The people who decorated downtown Houghton with nearly 200 colorful wooden fish last summer are back, and this time they'll be putting up stars. At Wednesday's regular meeting of the Houghton City Council, Julie Waara of the City of Houghton Beautification Committee and Elise ...

HOUGHTON – At Thursday's Sharon Avenue Property Committee meeting, committee member Todd LaRoux, who is also the Houghton County Building Dept. manager, introduced a proposal to spare the former church building on Sharon Avenue. Last October,the committee unanimously passed a motion which ...

PORT HURON, MI — SEMCO Energy Gas Company is warning consumers to be aware of possible scamming attempts. In a press release, the Port Huron, MI based utility reports it is receiving reports from customers of being scammed by false contact information online. The release states, "Please be ...

IRONWOOD — Michigan State Police have released a statement announcing the arrest of Justin Diem, a 50-year-old resident of Ontonagon County. He was arrested on charges relating to resisting and obstructing police, felony firearm possession and possession with the intent to distribute crystal ...

LANSING — A former Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate who once tried to unseat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking the office again, joining a crowded field of Republicans running in the battleground state. Oakland County businessman Perry Johnson announced his second bid for governor ...

CALUMET – Though Copper Dog finishes in Laurium this year, it is still set to kick off in Calumet. At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Calumet Village Council, approved the road closure application for this year's event, which indicated changes from previous years. This year, 5th Street will ...