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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
HOUGHTON – A recent survey by the University of Michigan found that the cost of living continues to be a first-order concern, with 57% of consumers spontaneously mentioning that high prices were eroding their personal finances, up from 50% last month. On May 13, the Bank of America ...
ONTONAGON — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the sentencing of Brent Edward Mayer, 36 of Bruce Crossing, for possession of child sexually abusive material - aggravated, child sexually abusive activity - ...
CARP LAKE TWP — A fire engulfed the popular Whitetail Cabin at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on Friday. There were no injuries but the property sustained total loss, a park official said. Local volunteer fire departments arrived on the scene Friday evening, shortly after the ...
