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Allouez search for clerk successful

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — Ken Rowe has been appointed to the position of clerk of Allouez Township. Rowe replaces former clerk, Becky Butala, who resigned during a special meeting of the township board on Jan. 8, in response to criticism stemming from delays in completing the 2023 township audit as a result of the township’s inaccurate financial record-keeping. At the board’s regular January meeting, held on Jan. 10, the board found itself limited in its ability to carry out routine functions, including paying the bills. In addition to preparing financial statements and other ...

5th & Elm at the Orpheum Theater opens in Hancock

HANCOCK — After more than a year of expansion and construction, 5th & Elm, on Quincy Street, in Hancock, conducted a “soft opening” this past week. By definition, a soft opening, according to simpletexting.com, is the low-key opening of a new service, product, or place. Restaurant ...

Helmer appoints two assistant prosecutors for Houghton County

HOUGHTON — Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Helmer announced that after having open positions for over a year, he has hired two new Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys for the County of Houghton. Both positions will start on Feb. 5 and serve in the various courts here in Houghton County. Helmer has appointed Hilary Baker as Chief Assistant Prosecutor. A graduate of Calvin University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Baker is a career prosecutor with 10 years experience, fighting for the most vulnerable victims. Baker started her career as an Assistant Prosecutor in Kent County, ...

Businesses request state assistance to offset weather

BERGLAND — The past few days have looked more like winter as usual for the Upper Peninsula. But that doesn’t erase half a season’s worth of abnormal conditions that have hurt area businesses that rely on good snow — and the visitors that come with it. The Western Upper Peninsula ...

Storm hits Houghton County the hardest

The winter storm that has extensively impacted Houghton County appears to be a localized event, at least in the four-county area. County Undersheriff/Jail Administrator Tonya Stefonich, said Keweenaw County did not suffer any storm conditions, estimating that since Friday, the county ...

Allouez wastewater project moves forward

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — The township board received an update on its Wastewater Systems Improvement project at its regular January meeting last Wednesday. Emmett Bjorn, engineer with U.P. Engineers and Architects, who is overseeing the project, told the board that the permit design and the final design are 90% complete. In January 2023, the township received a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan and grant for the improvement project. According to the USDA Rural Development Infrastructure and Jobs and Lead News Release dated Jan. 11, 2023, the Rural Development ...