Sure sign of summer
CHASSELL — Fresh produce, flowers, local meats and more are coming to the Keweenaw starting next week. Weekly Farmers markets will take up shop downtown in many local communities including Lake Linden, Houghton, Chassell, Calumet and Hancock. The Lake Linden Farmer’s Market starts June 5 ...
Motorcycle fatality in Dickinson County
BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old Niagara, Wis., man was killed Thursday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with an SUV pulling a trailer on U.S. 2 near Baler Drive in Dickinson County's Breitung Township, according to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the crash at 2:19 p.m.(CDT) and a preliminary investigation shows the SUV was eastbound on U.S. 2 and turned in front of the westbound motorcycle, which collided with the trailer, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The SUV was operated by a 70-year-old Wausaukee, Wis., man. The ...
Keeping the status quo
HOUGHTON — A Houghton City Council member's attempt to shorten the length of time the public can address the council was soundly defeated by the rest of the Council. At its regular meeting Wednesday, Counselor Brian Irizarry introduced Resolution 2016-2013. Under current City Council Rules, ...
‘Take me out to the (state) Park’
TOIVOLA — The summer is (un)officially here and soon our local state parks will be bustling. But not all of them. Twin Lakes State Park off of M-26 in Toivola will be closed through July to address maintenance issues and to upgrade its facilities. Twin Lakes is one of the local state parks ...
Break in at Toivola Post Office
STANTON TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police Calumet Post confirmed rumors the U.S. Post Office in Toivola had been broken into and is currently being omvestogated. While there had been unconfirmed reports the break in occurred over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, Michigan State Police Trooper Alan Narhi of the Calumet Post said they received the complaint on Tuesday. “Tuesday morning, we got the report,” he said, “and started the investigation.” Currently, no other details are available, said Narhi. “I don’t have any of those,” he said, “but with something like ...