HOUGHTON — The driver of the vehicle which allegedly struck and killed two motorcyclists on U.S. 41 in August has not been extended a plea offer yet, Houghton County Prosecutor Daniel Helmer told The Gazette. 45-year old Houghton resident Sze Wenn Tiang was traveling south on U.S. 41 when ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech alum and admitted hockey-lover, author Hannah Layne, will be at Michigan Tech Friday to promote her “Lift Bridge” hockey romance series, at the MUB from 2-2:30 p.m., and at the Van Pelt and Opie Library 3-4 p.m. After earning her Geological Engineering degree ...
HANCOCK — Monday’s Hancock Planning Commission meeting yielded no further action on Navy Street. According to planning commission members, the items to give approval for Navy Street site plans were tabled after the motions failed to pick up a second. Andy Lahti gave a presentation on ...
ATLANTIC MINE — A shortage of commercial truck drivers at the Houghton County Materials Management department has forced the county transfer station to restrict or reject incoming construction and demolition waste. The Houghton County Materials Management Station, located on Erickson Drive ...
HOUGHTON — 19-year old Jocelynn Kilpela was sentenced to 10 months in the Houghton County Jail for assaulting two prison employees and two police officers. Judge Brittany Bulleit handed down the sentence Monday in a tense court proceeding. Kilpela pleaded guilty to five counts earlier in ...
HOUGHTON — Keweenaw Indivisible hosted 103rd District Representative Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) on the Houghton stop on her “Take Mi Power Back” tour. The stop took place at Keweenaw Universalist Unitarian Fellowship in Houghton Monday evening. The state representative said she urges ...
