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Menominee man sentenced

MENOMINEE A man from Menominee man was recently sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine and firearm charges. Shane Allen Konell, 51, was sentenced July 10 in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to concurrent prison terms of five to 10 years for possession of meth and a ...

Fatal accident in Keweenaw County

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A man from Wisconsin died as the result of a motor cycle crash Friday in Keweenaw County's Grant Township. The accident occurred on U.S. 41, one mile south of Washington Mine Road on. The Keweenaw County Sheriff Office said deputies responded to a report of the crash at ...

Making progress

HOUGHTON — Last month, ShoreWaves Internet and Telephone announced it will cease operations, as the company’s founder, Steve Fitzgerald, is retiring after 14 years. The news was announced to customers on July 2. It was later announced that the network will continue to operate under an ...

MSP promote LaBonte

NEGAUNEE — Michigan State Police (MSP) announced the promotion of Detective Sergeant Matthew LaBonte to Detective Lieutenant, where he will oversee the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET). UPSET is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force serving all 15 counties of the ...

Keweenaw County says ‘No’

TheKeweenaw County Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing a proposal to dissolve U.P. Community Mental Health System. Left to rights are: Board Vice Chair Del Rajala; Commissioner Mike LaMotte, Board Chair Don Piche; commissioners Bob DeMarois and Randy Eckloff EAGLE RIVER – At its ...

Road construction season continues

RIPLEY — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Houghton County Road Commission are hard at work this summer repairing roads in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Projects on M-26, M-28 and U.S. 41 are on MDOT the County Road Commissions’ dockets. The ...