HANCOCK — “You either love it or you hate it,” Brita Hepokoski explained. The senior graphic design student at the Career & Tech Center in Hancock falls onto the side of loving saunas, and she brings this passion for the Finnish wellness tradition to her work on the logo and ...

ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Three people were injured Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Adams Township, including two drivers who had to be extricated from their vehicles. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on M-26 near Erickson Drive, when a vehicle traveling northbound on M-26 collided with a ...

HOUGHTON — Copper Country police and firefighters will renew their annual rivalry on the ice for a good cause Friday night in Houghton. The Pigs ’N Heat hockey game and fundraiser will take place 7 p.m. Friday at the MacInnes Ice Arena, with doors opening an hour earlier. Proceeds go ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Board approved a $45,000 permanent working capital loan to a startup roofing company in the area Tuesday. Peak Metal Roofing Products is a metal roof and siding manufacturer located on Quincy Hill. The Peak Metal Roofing project is expected to create two ...

HOUGHTON — When preparing the Lakeshore Drive project, Houghton had originally pared back some expenses to account for costs. With the project coming in $67,000 under budget, the city can fit some of that back in. The City Council approved $23,500 to purchase furniture for the Lakeshore ...

HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton issued a statement on a former Houghton policeman and narcotics officer sentenced on a drug charge earlier this week. Scott Monette, 55, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 18 months probation under a deferred sentence for possession of methamphetamines in ...