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Not for sale

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HOUGHTON – The Canal View long-term care facility will not be offered for sale. During the regular May meeting Tuesday, the Houghton County Board voted 4-1 not to sell the facility. Commissioner Joel Keranen was the dissenting vote. The facility was one of three county-owned properties ...

A Summertime tradition

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Summer Youth Programs (SYP) begins next month for students in grades 6-11. The more than 50 year-old program will bring in excess of a thousand students from 30 states and four foreign countries to Houghton between June 14 and July 17. ...

Weighing in

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HOUGHTON – Brittany Bulleit, 12th Circuit Court judge, was among several officials of the tri-county court system who attended the Houghton County Board of Commissioners work session on Monday. Bulleit, along with 97th District Court Judge Nicholas Daavettila, and Treatment Court Case ...

It’s official!

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HOUGHTON – Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly Wednesday said canvassing of the May 5 special election in the four-county area is now complete and the official results have been released. • Baraga Area Schools Sinking Fund Millage proposal passed, 240-206. The proposal failed in ...

Emily Geiger named LL-H superintendent

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LAKE LINDEN — For the first time in nearly a year, the Lake Linden-Hubbel School district has a superintendent with the word "interim" attached. At the regular meeting of the district's board of education Monday, Emily Geiger was appointed superintendent and 6-12 principal for the district. ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I cannot tolerate gabapentin on an ongoing basis, and topical anesthetic creams only help a ...