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Completing the final step

KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources contacted the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners earlier this month regarding a proposed 5,476-acre land acquisition in Grant Township. According to an Aug. 11 letter from the DNR Real Estate Services to the county board, ...

At a standstill

HANCOCK — The City of Hancock Planning Commission met Monday to discuss plans regarding Navy Street and to update the public on a proposed ordinance concerning data center development. No action was taken on either item. Commission member Andy Lathi one of the hopeful developers aiming to ...

Man facing multiple sexual assault charges

MANISTIQUE -- A man from Manistique is facing 31 counts of criminal sexual conduct charges, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under 13. Charles Edward Blasingame, 53, is charged with one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct - person under 13 years old, ...

Arrest made on prison property

MARQUETTE -- A domestic violence complaint led to an arrest at a campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property last Thursday, police report. According to Capt. Christopher Aldrich of the Marquette Police Department, on Thursday, MPD received a report of a domestic violence incident that had occurred several days earlier at a well-established makeshift campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property in the city of Marquette. In a written statement, Aldrich said the suspect was identified as 34-year-old Drummond Smithson, who has resided in multiple states and locations with the most recent ...

Keweenaw considers ordinance repeal

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing regarding the future of county zoning. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, September 14, at Horizons Alternative High School, in Mohawk. The board is considering a full repeal of ...

Movin’ in!

HOUGHTON — A slew of new Huskies are making Michigan Technological University their new home, beginning Monday and continuing today. The start of the Fall Semester is right around the corner and students say they're excited for their new independence and responsibilies. Douglass-Houghton ...