HANCOCK — Hancock's Navy Street project continues to be a controversial issue. At the regular meeting of the Hancock City Council Wednesday, a large group, many of them of Portage Lakeside Condominium (PLC) residents listened to a presentation from former City Manager and current Navy Street ...
HANCOCK – The Copper Country Intermediate School District is seeking a special education millage request on the upcoming November 3 ballot. If approved, the 0.2903-mill measure would secure operational funding across Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties for the next 20 years. CCISD is ...
NEGAUNEE — Trooper Tom Kinnunen has lived most of his life in the Upper Peninsula, worlds away from where he was born in Korea. “My parents adopted me when I was one,” said Trooper Kinnunen. “The U.P. is my home. I have a wonderful life and career here, but I don’t know much about my ...
HOUGHTON — An incredibly impactful figure in the Michigan Tech and broader Houghton community, Christine “Chris” Anderson died Tuesday at age 77. A native of the Iron County community of Stambaugh, she attended Stambaugh High School. After graduating from Michigan State University with ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The frequency of false alarms is prompting Iron Mountain officials to seek an ordinance forcing businesses to pay for repeated activations. According to a report from Director of Police and Fire Services Jeff Solka, the fire department responded to 55 false alarms in 2025, including 24 at one hotel alone. Through July 31 of this year, that same business has had 16 false alarms. Police, meanwhile, responded to 129 false alarms during 2025, with one business having 18. "Responding to this many false alarm calls puts unnecessary work load on personnel as well as ...
LAKE LINDEN — The fences around the eastern portion of Lake Linden Park will be up through October as crews from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Honeywell and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) continue working to remove approximately 14,000 cubic yards ...
