HANCOCK — The lack of local child care providers has been flagged as a key issue for residents and an obstacle to bringing in prospective employees.
One part of the solution was celebrated Thursday, as the Bridging Gaps Childcare Center held a ribbon-cutting at its Hancock site.
The ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Jail is looking to put an emergency plan in place to combat overcrowding at the jail.
The jail has been over the 28-person capacity for the past month, Sheriff Joshua Saaranen told the county board at its April meeting.
He filed the first step to declare an ...
HOUGHTON — The 100 block of Shelden Avenue could have a new look.
The Houghton City Council Wednesday set a public hearing for April 24 on the creation of a commercial rehabilitation district at 109 Shelden Ave.
The owners are looking to do a major rehabilitation of the building, City ...
L’ANSE — Property values in Baraga County were up more than $66 million over 2023, county Equalization Director Pat Osterman said in his annual report.
Osterman presented his findings to the county board at its April meeting Tuesday.
The county’s equalization value for 2024 is ...
MARQUETTE, Mich. — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, of Lagos, Nigeria, each pleaded guilty to conspiring to sexually exploit teenage boys in the Western District of Michigan and across the United ...
CALUMET — The Michigan Department of Treasury announced on Tuesday that Calumet Village has been awarded two grants totaling more than $570,000 through the Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships (FDCVT) Grant Program. One award, a Public service enhancement through ...