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Can you dig it?

By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Delaware Mine has a long, confusing history of ownership dating back to 1847 — according to the historical record. Learning more about the original mining done on the property, however, requires archaeology. Near the ...

Key Ingredients: Sense of community

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — Quincy Street was filled with food, music and people Friday night as Hancock hosted Key Ingredients. Held during Canal Run weekend, the annual two-hour event gave people a chance to hear 14 local musicians, sample foods from 12 local ...

Hancock ordinance applied to structures deemed dangerous

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council approved enforcing its dangerous building ordinance in an attempt to preserve two historic city buildings at a special meeting Wednesday night. City Manager Mary Babcock said the hope is to work with the owners ...

On a power trip

By DREYMA BERONJA For the Mining Gazette MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula residents are calling for more reliable and less expensive energy. The bipartisan Energy Reliability, Resilience and Accountability Task Force stopped on Friday at Northern Michigan University to hear from residents ...

Houghton considers parking changes

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — Houghton is considering changes to the parking regulations in downtown. The city council scheduled a public hearing for its July 26 meeting on proposed changes to the city’s parking ordinance. Within the city’s Central Business ...

Ontonagon court halts parole of dangerous inmate

Michigan Attorney General Press release LANSING – The Ontonagon County Circuit Court halted the parole of inmate Paul Gauthier from the Saginaw Correctional Facility this week in response to a requested stay of enforcement, filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The stay was ...