HOUGHTON — A Houghton County Circuit Court judge Monday denied a defense motion requesting the counseling record of the juvenile sister of the Wisconsin man alleged to have fatally shot his grandfather in his Hancock Township home in December. Jacob Kempainen, 21, was arrested in Clear ...
HOUGHTON — The oranges and blacks most common on the Houghton High School football field had their place in the mishmash of colors arrayed between the 35-yard lines Friday afternoon. But more important was the pattern: plaid. More than 900 people congregated on the field for Visit ...
SOUTH RANGE — The Village of South Range held its Council Meeting on Thursday evening addressing a variety of issues and concerns, but most notably going over the details of the grant they were approved of for the fixing of Whealkate Drive. The grant’s approval was made public by an ...
HOUGHTON — The proposed bond for improvements at Houghton-Portage Township Schools is drawing opposition from a group of residents who say the debt would be excessive for district residents and the district should pursue other options to avoid overcrowding. Robert MacInnes, a former city manager with Houghton, spoke at Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting as a member of the Concerned Citizens of the Houghton-Portage Township School District, a group formed to oppose the bond issue. The $23 million bond issue would go towards additional classroom and flex space at the ...
GRANT TOWNSHIP — Horseshoe Harbor is home to the Mary Macdonald Preserve, the largest mainland bedrock beach preserve in Michigan. The 1,200-acre preserve was established in 1982, and is owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which says the Mary Macdonald Preserve is the most visited ...
HOUGHTON — Several amendments to Houghton’s charter will go before city voters next year. At Wednesday’s meeting, the council approved several resolutions proposing amendments to the city’s charter, as well as the ballot language for each amendment. The election would take place sometime in 2025. One amendment would call on the council to implement a conflict-of-interest and ethics ordinance that would apply to all councilors, elected officials, appointees and employees. The city’s charter commission had spent the most time on that amendment, Clerk Ann Vollrath said. ...
