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Coming home

LAKE LINDEN – After 82 years, Lake Linden native, U.S. Army Sgt. Robert James Goldsworthy, missing in action since since Dec. 17, 1944, is coming home for burial. The service at the Maple Hill Cemetery is scheduled for 11 a.m. today, according to Dale Mukavetz, Goldsworthy’s nephew. On ...

Boxley trial continues

MARQUETTE — Thursday marked the third day of testimony in the Julie Boxley trial Marquette County Circuit Court. Boxley is charged with felony murder and 1st degree arson and is accused of intentionally setting fire to the Ishpeming home of Glenn Andrews on March 5, 2023. Andrews died on ...

Library issue moves forward

HANCOCK — The Hancock Public Schools Board of Education and the Hancock City Council held a joint session Friday, approving items to forom a District Library Board. Three members were appointed by the City, Councilor Dean Woodbeck, Mayor Protem Whitney Warstler and city resident Ruth Gill. ...

One step closer

HOUGHTON – During a special meeting on Wednesday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners took up the discussion of a precise millage request for the construction of a new county jail. The millage, based on a 30-year bond, was set at 1.27 mills, or $1.27 per $1,000 of taxable value. The ...

Double fatality near Calumet

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP — A man and a womnn from South Carolina died when the motorcycles they were driving were struck by an SUV Wednesday. According to a release from the Michigan State Police (MSP), troopers were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to US 41 near Golf Course Road in Oseola ...