HOUGHTON — A hearing that had been scheduled for this week in the case of a suspect in a November murder in Houghton has been removed from the calendar. Evan Dixon, 60, is now scheduled for a review hearing in 97th District Court on April 26. Dixon allegedly fatally shot Theron Duncan, ...

HANCOCK — A February 22, 2024, report from the Michigan Library Association states that for eight years of the Snyder Administration and the sixth year of Gov. Whitmer’s administration, the FY25 State Aid to Libraries budget remains flat. There are also no increases for Library of Michigan ...

HANCOCK — As contract renewal talks between Hancock Public Schools and the Portage Lake District Library continue, the primary question from the standpoint of the School Board is can Hancock Public Schools financially afford to continue with partnership. In 1994, Michigan legislation ...

HOUGHTON — A review hearing in the case of a Wisconsin man charged with fatally shooting his grandfather in his Hancock Township home has been postponed until May 3. Jacob Kempainen, 20, of Hartland, Wisconsin, had a hearing scheduled for Friday in 97th District Court. He is charged with ...

MARQUETTE — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Gregory James Knuuttila, of Mohawk, Michigan, was sentenced for his role in distributing methamphetamine throughout Houghton and Keweenaw Counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Honorable ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock School Public Library has been completely transformed since it received a $212,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Education in August, 2022. That was two years after receiving funding to further develop a new media lab, new technology and new furniture. Library ...