HOUGHTON — Houghton County is looking to see what remedies might be needed after PFAS contamination was detected at a former landfill site in Portage Township. The former Peterson-Lahti Landfill operated from 1988 to 1995, before modern safety standards went into effect. As a Type III ...

HOUGHTON — A Hancock man accused of committing a murder in downtown Houghton last November was bound over to Houghton County Circuit Court after waiving his district court preliminary examination Wednesday. Evan Dixon, 60, faces two charges in connection with the murder of Theron Duncan, ...

HOUGHTON — Dozens of countries and hundreds of spectators will take a new route for this year’s Parade of Nations. Michigan Technological University’s annual celebration of cultural diversity in the Keweenaw will return on Sept. 21. Instead of the usual route starting in Hancock, ...

The Sand Point Lighthouse, in Baraga County, was established in 1878, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Located on the west side of Keweenaw Bay, near Baraga, the bay and protected harbor made it an ideal harbor for shipping iron ore in the beginning of the 1870s. The Marquette, Houghton and ...

Thanks to the approval of a new variance request, L’Anse may be getting a Circle K gas station before long.  During a meeting Monday, L’Anse village council members approved a dimensional variance request, which reduces property line setbacks that are normally required. This will make ...

LAKE LINDEN — Lake Linden-Hubbell School Board held its monthly regular meeting Monday. The board approved a variety of motions and discussed the readiness and final preparations for the students to begin the 2024-25 school year for both the elementary and high schools. During the ...