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 ...
HANCOCK — Food production is changing, particularly as scientists gather increasing evidence on the negative impact of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on the environment. Consumer wants are shifting from large, commercial “agribusiness” produce, to locally or regionally grown food. In 2022, the University of Missouri published its “Introduction to Local Food Systems,” which states sentiments similar to those of the Western Upper Peninsula Food Systems Collaborative. “Increasingly, people are searching out food that not only is flavorful, healthy and safe but that also ...
CALUMET — CopperDog organizers announced Monday that due to current and forecasted weather conditions, there have been major modifications to the events, which are scheduled for March 1-3. While the CopperPull and CopperDash will still occur, the CopperDog 150, CopperDog 80, CopperDog 30 ...
HANCOCK — New gun laws took effect in Michigan Tuesday, a year to the day of the Michigan State University shooting that killed three people. The package of bills taking effect includes a secure storage law, which requires people to keep unattended weapons unloaded and secured with a ...
HOUGHTON — A Lake Linden man arrested in July as part of a multiagency child sex sting operation involving undercover officers was sentenced to a year in jail in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday after the judge decided the original plea agreement was insufficient. Trenton Kyllonen, 37, ...
