This is a public service announcement for the voters for the Calumet Public Schools in Calumet Township, Osceola Township and Schoolcraft Township. Please be advised that the ballots for Calumet School Board members currently states: “Vote for not more than 3.” It should read: “Vote for not more than 2” Please be advised that there are only 2 open seats and the top 2 candidates receiving the most votes will be elected.
The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country (LWVCC) and the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is convening a Candidate Forum to be held for State Senate 38th District, State Representative Houghton County Sheriff, Houghton County Commissioners District 2, District 3 and District 5 who are on the official ballot in contested races. The Forum will be held on Friday, October 21 at Hancock Middle School Auditorium, 501 Campus Drive. The State Senate 38th will be held at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be a 15 minute break, and then from 7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m. the forum for contested races ...
L’ANSE — One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a semi-truck crash at the Holiday gas station in L’Anse that sparked an extensive structure fire Thursday night. The driver of the truck, a 22-year-old from Illinois, was arrested at the scene for operating ...
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - ( Newswire.com ) Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) and Wounded Warrior Project ® (WWP) today announced an expanded partnership between the two veteran service organizations, including a WWP community partnership grant to TMF to extend the life-changing resources available to America’s wounded veterans and their families. WWP’s investment in TMF programming provides support to thousands of post-9/11 veterans as they embark on their post-military journeys. Grounded in the field of Positive Psychology, TMF programs are designed to increase engagement, build ...
BARAGA — A Baraga County business suffered extensive damage in a fire early Friday morning. The fire at Carla’s Inn and Restaurant in Keweenaw Bay was reported about 1:30 a.m., the Michigan State Police Calumet Post said in a release. There had been no reports of anyone injured in the fire or while responding to it, Sgt. Gary Salwey said Friday afternoon. Damage to the building was extensive, Salwey said, though more Both lanes of U.S. 41 were shut down until about 5:20 a.m., when one lane was reopened. Traffic will remain at one lane until further notice, the MSP said ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton police have arrested a Houghton man they believe to be responsible for a string of larcenies from local cars and a laundromat. Shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday morning, Houghton officers responded to a sighting of a person going through vehicles in the parking lot of a local business. Arriving at the scene, police found and arrested a 40-year-old Houghton man. He was lodged at the Houghton County Jail on a probation violation. After obtaining a search warrant, police found several items that had been reported stolen. Houghton police had been getting complaints ...
