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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 ...

A real classic: Baraga Drive In to host annual car show Sunday

By Graham Jaehnig gjaehnig@mininggazette.com BARAGA — The Baraga Drive In is hosting its annual Classic Car Show this Sunday, July 16, from 1 to 5 p.m. The band Spun, from Marquette, will perform starting at 2 p.m. Rob Reynolds, owner of the drive-in said he and his wife do not award ...

Opportunity for growth?

By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON COUNTY — As areas like Calumet Township seek to increase manufacturing and professional economic development, that growing financial sector is facing several challenges posed by the long-standing tourism industry. In both economic ...