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Taking back power

HOUGHTON, MI September 21, 2026 – This September, 103 District Rep. Betsy Coffia D-Traverse City has officially launched the Take MI Power Back Tour, an anti-corruption town hall tour. Rep. Coffia is the state legislature’s only Democratic lawmaker in the north. In a series of speaking ...

Building something special

HOUGHTON — The sound of hammers pounding nails into wood heard could be heard throughout the Portage Lake District Library Thursday evening. The reason — Local children learning how to use construction tools while building their own creations. Tree House Family Resources put on its Free ...

Difficult decisions

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County’s budget constraints have compelled the board of commissioners to consider sacrificing county zoning for a seventh sheriff's department deputy. The issue comes as the board evaluates the compounding costs of public safety with a push to retain countywide ...

Almost completed

HOUGHTON — The Quincy Street/Bridge Street corridor linking Montezuma Avenue and Shelden Avenue is expected to wrap up today. Major and lengthy repairs to the Portage Lake Lift Bridge have created the need for a high-capacity temporary bypass to relive congestion in the so-called "Yooper ...

Regarding Brockway

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — Community leaders from both Houghton and Keweenaw County held a major scenic byway symposium at the Keweenaw National Historical Park Headquarters on Tuesday to address severe weathering and structural disrepair on Brockway Mountain Drive, in Keweenaw County. Gina ...

New leadership at PLDL

HOUGHTON — A new library director was welcomed at Portage Lake District Library this week. Wednesday’s regular meeting of the library's Board of Trustees heard Alyssa Cleland’s first report, along with other business regarding staff wages, updates on the search for a new board member and ...