HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council met for the last time in 2025 Tuesday. The meeting was moved from its regular Wednesday slot to accommodate New Year's Eve. The year's last meeting was one of the shortest, lasting about 20 minutes. The only action occurred near the end of the meeting with ...

Michigan residents will see some changes in 2026, including an increase in the minimum wage, maximum unemployment benefit increases and an increase in the gas tax. Minimum wage increase for Michigan in 2026 According to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan’s minimum wage will rise ...

HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) worked round-the-clock during this past weekend’s blizzard, which dumped roughly 14 inches of snow on the Copper Country. HCRC Engineer/Manager Kevin Harju said crews had a tough time of it for a while, but were successful in ...

ADAMS TOWNSHIP – The Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) has been awarded a Transportation Economic Development Fund Category (TDEF) F grant to rebuild approximately 3,000 feet of roadway in Adams Township. The goal of Category is to provide system continuity with the secondary all-season ...

Sault Ste. Marie — Respondents to the annual survey of overused and misused words and phrases say ” 6-7 ” is “cooked” and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year. Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual “Banished Words List,” released Thursday by ...