HOUGHTON — It' a classic case of "Paying it Forward." An anonymous donor is providing free rides on one of the more popular routes on the Houghton Public Transit System. At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Houghton City Manager Eric Waara told the council, an individual, who wished to ...
Operation Copper Country Active Duty 2026 HANCOCK — The Auxiliary of Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 of Hancock announces Operation Copper Country Active Duty 2026. This is the sixth year for this project to support and thank local active-duty servicemen and servicewomen from Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties who cannot be home for the holidays with Christmas gifts from the Copper Country. OCCAD will run through the month of November. Containers for monetary donations can be found at various businesses in Houghton, Hancock, Twin Lakes, Tapiola, Baraga and ...
MARQUETTE — A collaborative wildlife research project in the Upper Peninsula has documented an exceptionally strong first-year survival rate among regional moose calves, significantly outpacing studied populations in neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Recent reports from the ...
HANCOCK — The City of Hancock is giving voters a choice on whether or not to renew its current recreation millage to continue to fund the city’s parks and recreational amenities. The renewal asks for .8 mills ($0.80 per $1,000 of taxable value) and would raise $128,664 in 2027 if passed. ...
HOUGHTON — An 18-year old Laurium man pleaded no contest to an amended fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct charge in 12th Circuit Court Wednesday. The alleged incidents took place over a two-year period from Aug. 2022 until Aug. 2024, according to Judge Brittany Bulleit. Linkin Benjamin ...
HANCOCK — One proposed Navy Street development ran into another issue at Monday’s Hancock Planning Commission meeting. Developer and Planning Commissioner Andy Lahti’s zoning application on behalf of JS Stringer was not approved, falling on a 2-3 vote. Lahti’s parcel is on the opposite ...
