HOUGHTON — The Houghton Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council approval of the master plan and capital improvement plan at Tuesday’s meeting. The master plan, which covers 2024 to 2028, is a planning document laying out the city’s goals and priorities regarding future ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock School Board, while not taking immediate action, had a lengthy discussion regarding a joint venture agreement with the Portage Lake District Library, with some added amendments. Included in the amendment is the term of the agreements would take effect in July, for a ...

HOUGHTON — Two Wisconsin residents charged with the December murder of a Hancock Township man will appear in court together at the end of May. The preliminary examinations for Margaret Kempainen, 50, and her son, Jacob Kempainen, 21, of Hartland, Wisconsin, were set for May 31. During ...

HANCOCK — Volunteers repotted thousands of native plant seedlings at the Keweenaw Land Trust headquarters for Earth Day. The plants come from Brian Black, a faculty member at Bay College who grows native plants in his greenhouse for the local chapter of Wild Ones. Each year, he donates the ...

HOUGHTON — Don’t be fooled by the button mushrooms at the supermarket. Unlike a lot of produce, most mushroom varieties have a short shelf life. “It’s kind of nice because it kind of protects it from monopolization,” Zack Osborn said during a presentation at the Portage Lake ...

EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board on Wednesday approved an opportunity for grant funding through The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for a master planning process. “These funds were gifted to the Conservancy by a foundation that was very interested in supporting the Keweenaw Heartlands ...