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Cutting corners

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house in a well-kept neighborhood of century-old homes here. They got to work making it theirs, ripping off wallpaper, upgrading the electrical and replacing windows coated in paint that ...

Enrietti receives tribute from state of Michigan

CALUMET — Jim Enrietti celebrated his 75th anniversary as a musician Saturday at the Calumet Theatre, featuring his World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band. The evening began with a special dinner in the Calumet Theatre Ballroom. Theatre Board President Dan Jamison said that 186 tickets for the ...

Progress in the parks

Michigan DNR Press release New and upgraded electrical systems, paved roads and parking lots, accessible sites and water jug fillers – these are just some of the amenities and conveniences visitors can enjoy now that planned improvement projects – made possible thanks to $250 million in ...

Housing hassle: Western UP population vs. short-term visitors

By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com On June 1, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer established the Growing Michigan Together Council to develop a statewide strategy aimed at making Michigan a place everyone wants to call home by attracting and retaining talent, improving education throughout the ...

MI AG challenges parole of assailant from Ontonagon

Michigan Attorney General Press release LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed an emergency application for leave to appeal in the Ontonagon County Circuit Court and requested a stay of enforcement against the parole of Paul Gauthier, 70, who last resided in Ontonagon. ...

Wednesdy crash in Houghton under investigation

HOUGHTON —A personal injury accident occurred on Wednesday, July 5, when the driver of a Chevrolet pickup drove the vehicle over the edge of a parking deck on Portage Street. the accident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. A Wednesday statement from the city of Houghton Police Department ...