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ONTONAGON COUNTY – Highland Copper Company, in partnership with the Ontonagon County Road Commission, completed redevelopment of the Choate Road Bridge over Bluff Creek, according to a press release from InvestUP. According to the release, the new bridge will also improve road safety and ...

Fire claims Marquette County home

SANDS TOWNSHIP — Thanksgiving night saw a house fire in Marquette County's Sands Township, with the house being claimed a total loss. Three people were injured in the blaze. At 11:15 p.m., Marquette County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a residential fire in Sands Township ...

Effects of storm still felt

HOUGHTON — The first real winter storm of the season, which began late Tuesday night and lasted through Thanksgiving morning, dumped in excess of two feel of snow in some areas, with high winds knocking down dozens of trees, blocking roads and leaving thousands without electricity. Most area ...

A walk to remember

HANCOCK – The weather was in a good mood for Hancock’s 54th annual Christmas Walk Friday evening. Temperatures in the low 20s and a slight northwest breeze greeted hundreds of people for the event, which was themed "Whoville in Hancock." Sponsored by the Hancock Business and Professionals ...

Task force calls for assault weapons ban

LANSING — Michigan’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force is calling on the state to ban assault weapons, close a concealed pistol license “loophole” and increase the minimum age to buy guns to 21. Those are just a few of the 39 recommendations included in this week's final report from ...