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Tiny insect … big problem

HANCOCK — Tick season has returned to the Keweenaw. Experts in the Copper Country and beyond have urged caution when traversing grassy, brushy or woody areas. They also offer some tips to deal with ticks to prevent Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis. Western Upper Peninsula Health Director, Dr. ...

Delta County drug bust

ESCANABA — Over the past year and a half, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) have been investigating a 34-year-old Escanaba man for distributing cocaine. The Delta County Prosecutor's Office recently authorized a three-count felony warrant. Contact was ...

Emily Geiger named LL-H superintendent

LAKE LINDEN — For the first time in nearly a year, the Lake Linden-Hubbel School district has a superintendent with the word "interim" attached. At the regular meeting of the district's board of education Monday, Emily Geiger was appointed superintendent and 6-12 principal for the district. ...

It’s official!

HOUGHTON – Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly Wednesday said canvassing of the May 5 special election in the four-county area is now complete and the official results have been released. • Baraga Area Schools Sinking Fund Millage proposal passed, 240-206. The proposal failed in ...

Weighing in

HOUGHTON – Brittany Bulleit, 12th Circuit Court judge, was among several officials of the tri-county court system who attended the Houghton County Board of Commissioners work session on Monday. Bulleit, along with 97th District Court Judge Nicholas Daavettila, and Treatment Court Case ...

A Summertime tradition

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Summer Youth Programs (SYP) begins next month for students in grades 6-11. The more than 50 year-old program will bring in excess of a thousand students from 30 states and four foreign countries to Houghton between June 14 and July 17. ...