Outdoors North: John Pepin
“Autumn this year is gonna break my heart, the leaves start falling and the feeling starts,” – Steve Forbert The rain seemed undecided, not sure whether it felt like delivering itself to the earth below or not. Maybe the rain has lazy days too? Nothing more than a faint mist was falling ...
Faith & Family
The other day a friend of mine was in tears in my living room; her son, who had married, was refusing to baptize the new baby. The person I was talking with was distraught, for she was certain that her new grandchild was never going to be allowed into heaven. I sat there and listened as a ...
Fixing the roads
HANCOCK — At Wednesday's meeting, the Hancock City Council. received an update on the current water and sewer project on Prospect and Elevation streets. City Manager Mary Babcock said the Market Street re-pavment between South Lincoln Drive and Elevation Street will be completed by the end ...
Paying the price
HOUGHTON — The ongoing trade dispute between the United States and Canada is disproportionately impacting Michigan consumers negatively and undermining deeply integrated regional supply chains, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., warned Wednesday. "I think getting into a spitting match with ...
'A changing of the guard'
HOUGHTON — After 33 years with the Houghton City Police Department, Lt. Nick Roberts officially retired Friday. The police department and the city of Houghton hosted a retirement celebration for him in the Houghton City Council Chambers. Police Chief John Donnelly said the department is ...