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Battery awareness

HOUGHTON — The National Fire Protection Association is spreading awareness about safe lithium-ion battery charging during Fire Prevention week, which is Oct. 4-10. Houghton Fire Chief Eric James said the most important way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe is proper storage of ...

Be aware!

Houghton - Downtown Houghton invites families, friends, and Halloween fans of all ages to join the 17th annual Treat Street on Oct. 17. According to a press release from the City of Houghton, costumes are encouraged, and trick or treaters can visit participating businesses and organizations ...

Transfer station discussed

HOUGHTON — In a regularly scheduled work session Monday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners agreed to take up reported issues with the county’s transfer station at its next regular meeting. Commissioner Joel Keranen (District 2) said he received complaints from contractors last ...

Grant to fund nickel exploration

BARAGA — A $5.2 million federal grant will help fund high-grade nickel and copper exploration at the LM Property in the western Upper Peninsula. Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Canadian company Bitterroot Resources Ltd, received U.S. Department of War funding ...

Worthy of preservation

EAGLE HARBOR – The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has awarded a $100,000 Rural Heritage Partnership Grant to the Keweenaw County Historical Society (KCHS) to fund the systematic structural rehabilitation of the historic 1895 Eagle Harbor Fog Signal Building. The funding ...

County joins statewide push

HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Board of Commissioners is reviewing a formal resolution supporting legislation that would grant Michigan counties the statutory authority to levy a local accommodation tax on transient lodging, according to documentation in todays board's work session ...