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‘Lest we forget’

HOUGHTON — The Houghton High School Junior ROTC battalion hosted its annual Veterans Day Program Wednesday inside the high school gymnasium. The event commenced at exactly 11:11 a.m. to honor the traditional World War I armistice hour. The annual event is organized under the supervision of ...

Trial on hold

HOUGHTON — A jury trial for a 28-year old Houghton County man has been put on hold after he failed to appear in court for his final pre-trial hearing Monday. Joshua Jerome Singleton is charged with domestic violence and interfering with electronic communications causing injury or death. Singleton’s case had been making its way through 12th Circuit Court since August of last year. It was scheduled for a two-day jury trial Thursday and Friday this week. Having not shown up at the courthouse Monday, Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit sent out a statewide bench warrant and revoked ...

Bigger and better

HOUGHTON – The Michigan firearm deer hunting season starts Sunday with thousands of local and visiting hunters taking to the woods in search of a trophy buck. Just before that annual ritual, another tradition takes place as hundreds will flock to the Copper Country Mall in search of ...

The season of giving

CALUMET — The Copper Country Angel Mission and the Salvation Army have officially launched their annual collaborative 2026 Angel Tree program. The annual seasonal program coordinates community sponsorship to provide holiday gifts and cold-weather necessities for area children whose ...

Death with dignity

HANCOCK — A community conversation regarding medically assisted death will be held this week through the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country. The Death with Dignity talk will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fifth and Elm 426 Quincy St. in Hancock. League Co-President Linda Belote ...

Fundraiser launched

DOLLAR BAY — The Dollar Bay Area Veterans Park committee and Veterans of Foreign Wars District 15 have started an engraved brick fundraiser to help build a new veterans plaza at the Osceola Township Veterans Park. Money raised from the project will pay to move the community's legacy ...