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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
HOUGHTON – The Michigan Department of Transportation is currently preparing for an extensive, multi-year repair and upgrade project on the Portage Lake Bridge, according to an August 20 MDOT press release. MDOT Superior Region Media Representative Dan Weingarten said MDOT is currently ...
HOUGHTON — Three sentences were handed down in 12th Circuit Court Monday in connection with three separate cases. Judge Brittany Bulleit’s docket included sentencings for meth possession, home invasion and firing a gun in a building. 62-year-old James Berg was sentenced to a four-month suspended prison sentence with a two-year probationary period. He pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Berg has had four DUI incidents on record. 41-year old Jason Novak was sentenced to 18-months probation after pleading no contest to a second degree home invasion charge. He indicated ...
Editor’s note: This artilce was submitted to the Escanaba Daily Press by InvestUP MARQUETTE — New statewide polling conducted by EPIC-MRA shows a majority (71%) of voters across Michigan support the Copperwood Project in the Western Upper Peninsula. The polling demonstrates statewide ...
