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Weighing possibilities

HOUGHTON – At its May 14 meeting, the Houghton County Jail Committee heard from Douglas Dukes and John Pollack, both retired sheriffs and representatives of Elevatus Architecture, a firm in Fort Wayne, Indiana that designs jails. Dukes and Pollack were invited by Jail Committee member ...

Hearing from the public

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council chambers were unusually crowded at the councils regular meeting Wednesday. Among items under "new business"was the issue of funding for the Hancock School Public Library. Several people, both resident and non-residents spoke during the public comment ...

Addressing the issue at Buffalo Reef

EAGLE RIVER – At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners hear from Jay Parent, district supervisor for the Water Resources Dept. of Environment with the Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Parent discussed a multi-phase proposal for ...

The dangers on M-35

FORD RIVER — Representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) virtually attended the regular meeting of Delta County's Ford River Township Board Monday to address concerns from residents who insisted that measures need to be taken to mitigate the dangers on M-35. Given ...

A multitude of topics

CALUMET – While Monday's Village of Calumet public hearing was primarily focused on vacating Ninth Street, Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Village Council addessed a multitude of issues. Early in the meeting, Trustee Kelly Ryan, presented an update on the work of the Organizational Development Committee and mentioned the need for new members. She put out a call to fellow council members as well as the public viewing from the gallery to mention the council’s need to anyone residing in the Village of Calumet who would be interested in collaborative teamwork to help improve life in ...