HOUGHTON — Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer — and in Houghton, the farmer’s market season. On the downtown pier in Houghton, people will be able to look through the best in local vendors from plant starts, food and arts at the Locavore Festival. The event runs from noon to 3 ...
[This is the second in a series that examines Calumet Village’s vision for its future and its dedication to returning the village to prosperity.] CALUMET — As village officials continue updating the village Master Plan, they have continuously sought feedback from residents on their ...
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STATE PARK — More than 100 people from agencies across the Midwest converged in Ontonagon County for a large-scale training exercise Saturday and Sunday. The training took place at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, where rescuers found Nante ...
HANCOCK — Hancock’s general fund position and the police department budget were the main topics at a budget hearing Wednesday. The preliminary budget shown to the council Wednesday showed general fund expenditures of $3,674,072. The fund balance was projected to shrink by more than ...
HANCOCK — An anonymous Hancock resident is covering the cost of the Hancock Fire Department’s new helmets. Hancock Fire Chief Bill Lepisto announced the $10,000 donation at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. At a budget hearing last month, Lepisto announced a budget of $23,782 for ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton County will create a work group to evaluate how large a new jail should be. Commissioners approved the creation of the group at their monthly meeting Wednesday. The task force had been suggested by Tom Cremonte, a risk consultant with Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority and former Livingston County jail administrator who met with Vice Chair Roy Britz, Sheriff Joshua Saaranen and jail administrators in a Zoom meeting. Britz said the discussion had been “by far the best meeting” he’d attended in 25 years in trying to get a new jail. Britz ...
