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Coming home

LAKE LINDEN – After 82 years, Lake Linden native, U.S. Army Sgt. Robert James Goldsworthy, missing in action since since Dec. 17, 1944, is coming home for burial. The service at the Maple Hill Cemetery is scheduled for 11 a.m. today, according to Dale Mukavetz, Goldsworthy’s nephew. On ...

Library issue moves forward

HANCOCK — The Hancock Public Schools Board of Education and the Hancock City Council held a joint session Friday, approving items to forom a District Library Board. Three members were appointed by the City, Councilor Dean Woodbeck, Mayor Protem Whitney Warstler and city resident Ruth Gill. ...

One step closer

HOUGHTON – During a special meeting on Wednesday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners took up the discussion of a precise millage request for the construction of a new county jail. The millage, based on a 30-year bond, was set at 1.27 mills, or $1.27 per $1,000 of taxable value. The ...

Double fatality near Calumet

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP — A man and a womnn from South Carolina died when the motorcycles they were driving were struck by an SUV Wednesday. According to a release from the Michigan State Police (MSP), troopers were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to US 41 near Golf Course Road in Oseola ...

In brief

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council and the Hancock Schools Board of Education will meet in a special joint session at noon today at the High School. There is only one agenda item which is consideration of Resolution 26-15 which would establish a District Library pursuant to 1989 PA 25 and to approve the District Library Agreement. There will be an opportunity for the public to address the two entities prior to any discussion and action. The Daily Mining Gazette will attend the meeting and expect to have coverage in Saturday's edition.

Farewell to an icon

HOUGHTON — Former Congressman Philip Edward Ruppe died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 99. He represented Michigan's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for six consecutive terms, serving from Jan. 3, 1967, to Jan. 3, 1979. Ruppe’s roots in ...