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Torch Lake Cleanup

LAKE LINDEN – The Torch Lake Public Action Council (TLPAC) has announced an Open House hosted by the department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 4-7 p.m. April 16 at the Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. The event will focus on ...

Forging a partnership

HANCOCK – Sparks flew and molten metal poured as local high school students took their manufacturing skills to the collegiate level. Through a trailblazing partnership between the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s (CCISD) Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and Michigan ...

Jail Committee considers reducing space

HOUGHTON – The Jail Committee and its progress were a subject of discussion at the Houghton County Board of Commissioner’s Work Session on Monday morning. Faith Morrison, advocate for addressing the Houghton County Jail, told the commissioners she believes the Jail Committee members think ...

On ICE!

HOUGHTON – At Tuesday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners Work Session, Sheriff Josh Saaranen discussed reviews of two opposing resolutions regarding whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is operating in the county. One resolution was drafted by Keweenaw Indivisible (KI). ...

Meth Lab in Houghton County

HOUGHTON — On Monday, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested a 35-year-old Houghton County man for charges relating to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, illegal possession of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine, and maintaining a drug ...

UTV death in Marinette Co.

STEPHENSON — A utility task vehicle (UTV) crash on Marinette County's Caldron Falls Road near Fawn Lane Saturday in the Town of Stephenson, WI resulted in the death of one adult. According to Marinette County, Wisconsin Sheriff Randy Miller, at 3:04 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday, Marinette County ...