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A bloomin’ success

HOUGHTON - The City of Houghton announced the Michigan Arts and Culture Council has awarded $4,000 in Project Support funding to Digital Bloom, the community arts experience held earlier this month. According to a press release from the City of Houghton, this support reinforces the importance ...

Life Beyond the Mines

CALUMET – The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for its' copper mining history. Knowledge about that time period is primarily focused on the mining companies and the multitudes of immigrant men who came to work in those mines. Daniel Wallace from the University of Southern California visited ...

Completing the final step

KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources contacted the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners earlier this month regarding a proposed 5,476-acre land acquisition in Grant Township. According to an Aug. 11 letter from the DNR Real Estate Services to the county board, ...

At a standstill

HANCOCK — The City of Hancock Planning Commission met Monday to discuss plans regarding Navy Street and to update the public on a proposed ordinance concerning data center development. No action was taken on either item. Commission member Andy Lathi one of the hopeful developers aiming to ...

Keweenaw considers ordinance repeal

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing regarding the future of county zoning. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, September 14, at Horizons Alternative High School, in Mohawk. The board is considering a full repeal of ...

Movin’ in!

HOUGHTON — A slew of new Huskies are making Michigan Technological University their new home, beginning Monday and continuing today. The start of the Fall Semester is right around the corner and students say they're excited for their new independence and responsibilies. Douglass-Houghton ...