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Franklin Township supervisor appointed to MTA Board

Mary Sears, Franklin Township supervisor, has been appointed to serve on the Michigan Townships Association Board of Directors, as District 1 director, which encompasses Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties. Serving Michigan’s 1,240 townships, MTA is the largest municipal association in the state and one of the largest in the nation. Her service on the MTA Board will benefit the Upper Peninsula communities that she will represent on the board—as well as all of Michigan’s townships. “My role as District 1 director will allow me to help guide changes needed to ...

Hancock Planning Commission hears update on Finlandia properties

HANCOCK — The three Finlandia University properties now owned by Hancock are about 70% cleaned out, Hancock City Manager Mary Babcock said during Monday’s Planning Commission meeting.  The city purchased Mannerheim, Nikander and Wargelin halls for a combined $30,000 last year with the ...

4-vehicle crash injures 1 on US 41

CALUMET — A driver was transported to UP Health System — Portage after a four-vehicle crash in Franklin Township Thursday afternoon. Driver distraction was a factor in the crash, the MSP said. The crash occurred about 5:55 p.m. on U.S. 41, where a vehicle was stopped in the northbound lane waiting to turn onto Boston Location Road, the Michigan State Police said in a release Thursday. A second vehicle was stopped behind the first one. A third vehicle, also northbound, did not see either vehicle. It rear-ended the second vehicle, causing a chain reaction of collisions that led ...

CCHS gets $5K from Canal Run

HANCOCK — The Copper Country Humane Society’s cats will have a little more room thanks to the efforts of its staff and the help of the Canal Run. The CCHS received a $5,000 check from the organizing committee of the annual run Thursday afternoon. The donation is part of the Canal Run ...

Coming home to roost?

HANCOCK — Chickens could soon be allowed within Hancock. Wednesday, the council voted to introduce a revision to its animal ordinance that would allow up to four female poultry per property. Other animals permitted in the city are rabbits, which are restricted to six per property, and ...

Ontonagon man pleads guilty to embezzlement

LANSING — An Ontonagon man pleaded guilty in Macomb County Monday to embezzling nearly $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom he served as attorney. Richard Filbey, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult of $100,000 or more and one count of tax fraud for embezzling funds from an elderly woman while acting as her power of attorney. As part of the plea in 16th Circuit Court, Filbey agreed to more than $280,000 in restitution. In late 2018, Filbey began acting as power of attorney for the 86-year-old victim, state Attorney General Dana Nessel ...