HOUGHTON — A major storm event hit the Copper Country Monday evening, causing several blackouts in the region. According to Power Outage maps as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ontonagon County had been hit the hardest. At press time Tuesday, the county reported 830 UPPCO customers without power and ...
GRAHAM JAEHNIG HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Jail Committee has formalized what it refers to as an Industry Day. The committee will host the event from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15 at the Franklin Township Firehall. The open forum will serve as an initiative to gather Rough Order of ...
HOUGHTON – Former attorney Evan Andrew Dixon, 62, pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree murder in Houghton County 12th Circuit Count on Monday, before Judge Matthew Wiese. Court documents state that as part of the plea agreement, two other charges, first-degree murder and felony ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter, who's 44 years old, was recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. It's stage III and contained. She has no cancer in her liver, lymph nodes, rectum or colon. Her doctor is going to start her on a more aggressive chemo than he first thought of, then radiation. Since ...
Dear Annie: My wife (40) and I (53) have been married for almost a year and a half. A few weeks ago, she moved out and took our daughters, ages 3 and 4, with her. When she left, she said they'd be back that evening. They haven't returned. I haven't seen or spoken to my girls in almost a ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in May, down from 6.3% in April and 6.2% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The U.P. was one of only three regions to exhibit a jobless rate reduction over the month, while 16 of Michigan’s 18 labor market areas had rate reductions over the year, said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Michigan regional labor markets were largely influenced by seasonal labor ...
