HOUGHTON — An upcoming Industry Day public meeting was a main topic of discussion during the Houghton County Board of Commissioners work session Monday morning. The Industry Day was approved by the county board last week after it was presented by the Houghton County Jail Committee. The ...
HOUGHTON — 42-year old Houghton County man Joshua LaCasse was sentenced to serve 9 to 20 years in a Michigan state prison Monday for delivery and manufacturing of methamphetamine. LaCasse was arraigned in February on one count of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, one count of racketeering and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. LaCasse pleaded guilty to the meth-related charge. The other charges were dropped by the prosecution in exchange for the guilty plea. According to media reporting, LaCasse was arrested in 2025 after an investigation concluded he was ...
HOUGHTON — Republican Congressional candidate Matthew DenOtter is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. He is hoping to unseat incumbent Jack Bergman. The 1st Congressional District contains the 15 counties of the Upper Peninsula and 20 ...
HOUGHTON — Breakwater Federal Credit Union announced Tuesday it is starting expansion and renovation in its main Sharon Avenue location. It will now undergo an expansion in the back portion of the building, as well as making quality of life improvements for employees and ...
COVINGTON TOWNSHIP — The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is teaming up with GEI Consultants of Houghton, MJO Contracting of Hancock and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) to restore the Net River Dam, which partially collapsed in 2022. DNR Western U.P. Field Operations ...
The Copper Country Community Band (CCCB) has “a big focus this year to put the ‘community’ in Community Band,” according to Co-Director Amy Johnson. “We’re consciously looking into how we can support everyone in the band to be able to make music and to have positive experiences, ...
