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Pickets aim at long-term prison change

Representatives from the Michigan corrections officers union will be holding three informational pickets across the Upper Peninsula next week. A Michigan Corrections Organization picket will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Highway 41 and Superior Avenue in the vicinity of Baraga Correctional Facility. Another will be held Monday at Chippewa and Kinross correctional facilities, and a third is scheduled at Marquette Branch Prison from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The pickets are aiming to raise awareness to the public and Michigan lawmakers about current working conditions within the ...

A road to remember: Section of M-26 in Adams Township named for Karna

ADAMS TOWNSHIP -- A three-mile section of M-26, in Adams Township, has officially been named the Private Wesley Vietti Karna Memorial Highway, after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the bill into law last month. State Rep. Greg Markkanen introduced the bill to name the section of M-26 ...

New fire chief named: James 18-year veteran with Houghton department

HOUGHTON — When alarm bells go off later this year for a fire in Houghton, a new chief will be leading the response. Eric James, currently the department’s second assistant chief, was appointed Wednesday to replace Chief Mike Reynolds, who is retiring in September. James joined the ...

Hancock VA clinic adds 3rd primary care provider

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center announced that it will expand its clinic at 787 Market St. in Hancock. The expansion aims to improve veterans’ experience and access to medical services.  The medical center will add a third primary care provider. They will also continue to offer mental health services and specialty care services to over 1,700 veterans in the Copper Country.  The Hancock VA Clinic is one of only eight outpatient locations in the U.P., with the others in Menominee, Marquette, Manistique, Sault Ste. Marie, Ironwood and Rhinelander, Wisconsin. With the other ...

Eagle Harbor hosts weekend of art

Eagle Harbor — Cool temperatures, wind and rain did not deter visitors from the Copper Country Associated Artists’ 63rd Annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday. The event showcased the diversity of talents offered by local and out-of-state artists as tourists observed and purchased their art. The fair was located outside and in St. Peter’s By The Sea Church with the Eagle Harbor Fire Department providing food along with Eagle Harbor Emergency Medical Responders offering a bake sale on Saturday morning. Eagle Harbor took in a plethora of art observers as the streets ...

Contractor set for jury trial

A Marquette County contractor is facing 15 felony charges after allegedly defrauding multiple clients. Charges against Klint Miller, 33, of Sands Township, are related to incidents that began in 2020 and include: • Seven counts of larceny by conversion over $20,000, felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or $15,000 fine • Seven counts of fraudulent use of contractor funds, felonies punishable by up to three years in prison • One count of conducting a criminal enterprise, felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $100,000 Miller ...