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The end of an era

CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Wyndeth Davis, superintendent of the Keweenaw National Historical Park for the past 10 years, is retiring. She will retire sometime between the end of February and the middle of March. Davis has been with the National Park Service for 36 years, starting in 1989. “I’ve ...

School Board honored by students

HANCOCK – Hancock Middle School Industrial Arts students expressed their appreciation to the School Board at the Board’s regular monthly meeting Monday. Each of the Board members received a personalized cutting board constructed by the students themselves. The cutting boards are made of ...

Unity Through Service

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University joined most of the nation Monday in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Day of Service Banquet, held in the Memorial Union Ballroom, is designed by organizers to be "a time of critical reflection, or consciousness ...

Cold and snowy

HOUGHTON – The severe cold weather that began Sunday evening shows little chance of ending soon, according to Meteorologist Daniel Jablonski with National Weather Service Marquette OFF Negaunee. Jablonski said at this time, however, he is not willing to apply the term Polar Vortex to the ...

Ironwood nurses approve contract

IRONWOOD – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital voted last week to ratify a new union contract, according to a release from the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA). The contract takes effect immediately and runs through July 19, 2028. The release says the agreement maintains the wage structure ...

Airport receives million-dollar grant

LANSING — Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a million dollars in state funds designed to address PFAS contanimation related to the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy last week that grants totaling $9 million ...