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Negotiations continue

HANCOCK — The Hancock School Public Library (HSPL) is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The district's Board of Education meeting Monday drew supporters of the library, many of whom spoke during the public comment period. The school board and Portage Lake District Library, which ...

Now open

CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Douglass Houghton Falls is once again open to the public, although portions of it remain under construction. Now a state park, its official name is Houghton-Douglass Falls and Veterans Memorial Scenic Site. Located one and a half miles north of Lake Linden on M-26, the ...

Judge halts some work on Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

WASHBURN, WI — Canadian energy firm Enbridge can keep building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin except in waterways where the company needs additional permits, a Bayfield County, Wisconsin judge ruled Friday. The decision is largely a win for Enbridge ...

From high to low

HOUGHTON COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued fire risk warnings for most of the Copper Country Friday, due to “high” to “very high” danger assessments. Risk persisted throughout the weekend, but no major wildfire incidents spiraled out of control, a DNR ...

Paying tribute

HOUGHTON – The Houghton High School Alumni Association conducted a Military Alumni Appreciation ceremony at the Houghton High School Saturday. The ceremony was held in cooperation with the Houghton High School JROTC and school staff. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark K. Smith (Ret.), president of the ...

New record system for VA hospital

IRON MOUNTAIN — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence visited with staff at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mt. last week to discuss the upcoming update to the Federal Electronic Health Record system set to take place on Jan. 6. Under the new ...