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Extension for SBA loans requested

HOUGHTON — Houghton County has gone through the same abnormal winter as other counties in Michigan. Now, the county is asking for the same assistance recently extended to some of them. Tuesday, the county board approved a resolution calling for Small Business administration economic ...

County talks jail annexation

HOUGHTON — The potential Houghton County jail site on Sharon Avenue is nearing annexation by Houghton, county Administrator Ben Larson said at Tuesday’s board meeting. Monday, the Portage Township board voted in support of the City of Houghton permanently annexing the Sharon Avenue site. ...

Baraga County streamlines sheriff’s department records system

L’ANSE — The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office is getting new tasers and an updated records management system. At Monday’s Baraga County board meeting, commissioners approved the purchase of a new records system and also voted to clarify where the funding will come from for taser ...

Calumet Theatre plans to offer video tours

CALUMET — The Calumet is looking ahead to the summer season with a video theater tour that is currently in the planning phase. Theatre Directory of Operations Nathan Jones said the program will consist of a brochure that can be purchased at the box office. In the brochure will be a series ...

Calumet Theatre sees most successful show in decade

CALUMET — The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra performed at the Calumet Theatre on Saturday to a near sell-out audience. “We can safely say that that was one of the biggest shows we’ve had in a long, long time,” Calumet Theatre Co. Board Chairman Dan Jamison said. “I’d say at least 10 ...

Hearing in Dixon murder case set for April

HOUGHTON — A hearing that had been scheduled for this week in the case of a suspect in a November murder in Houghton has been removed from the calendar. Evan Dixon, 60, is now scheduled for a review hearing in 97th District Court on April 26. Dixon allegedly fatally shot Theron Duncan, ...