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Taking stock

HOUGHTON – The newly formed County-Held Properties Committee will hold a meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wed in the Conference Room on the fifth floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the pros and cons of all properties owned by Houghton County. The ...

Year round fun

HANCOCK — Copper Shores Community Health Foundation announced a grant to Laird Township of $106,395 to help bring much-needed updates to the community ice rink in Alston. For many years, the ice rink has served as a community gathering space, most heavily utilized in the winter. This grant ...

Not to be forgotten

LAKE LINDEN — Lake Linden - Hubbell High School will host an Edmund Fitzgerald commemorative event at 6 p.m. Dec. 3, in the high school auditorium. The event is open to the public, with admission by free-will donation. The event will feature two presenters: Darren Muljo, who is the grandson ...

Drummond Island Man Arrested for Child Sexually Abusive Activity

DRUMMOND ISLAND — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of Jacob Bruce Bergum, 34 of Drummond Island, for child sexually abusive activity – aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime. According ...

All Chooked up

HOUGHTON — The Upper Peninsula’s quirkiest New Year’s Eve tradition is back! Visit Keweenaw and the City of Houghton invite locals and visitors alike to bundle up and head to the downtown Houghton Waterfront Pier for the annual Houghton Chook Drop. This a one-of-a-kind celebration is ...

On patrol

LANSING — Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 50 state troopers who graduated Frisay afternoon from the 149th Trooper Recruit School. During the ceremony in Lansing, Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP) administered the Oath of Office to ...