HOUGHTON COUNTY – Upper Peninsula voters will join electors statewide in deciding the fate of a citizen-initiated November ballot proposal that aims to restrict campaign contributions from regulated utility monopolies and government contractors. Known as Proposal 2, or the "Money Out of ...
COPPER COUNTRY — As the fall color season wraps up and winter quickly approaches the western Upper Peninsula, roadside parks on state trunkline and U.S. highways will soon close. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Media Representative Dan Weingarten said the closure date for ...
CALUMET — The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission (KNHPAC) is accepting applications for the 2027 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program, which provides funding to local partners for projects that preserve and share the rich natural, cultural and industrial heritage of the ...
Houghton City Council to meet Wednesday HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council will meeting in regular session for the second time in October, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Council Chambers of the City Center. Among the items on the agenda is a presentation on the Michigan Talent Partnership Grant. According to its website, the Michigan Talent Partnership Program (“MTP”) is a "grant program that aims to invest state funding in public space development projects in central city neighborhoods or concentrated districts designed to increase density, walkability, and vibrancy in ...
LAURIUM — On Nov. 3, village voters will decide on a restructured Department of Public Works (DPW) equipment millage proposal that lowers the tax rate while expanding how the collected revenue can be utilized. The proposal seeks to replace an expiring 2.50-mill levy with a reduced rate of ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Norman R. Hayes, a retired probate and family court judge and former Otsego County Republican Party chair and Rev. Dr. Jeffrey E. Rhodes, a retired U.S. Navy chaplain (CDR, CHC, USN, ret.), announced their intent on Friday to file a second House Ethics complaint against U.S. ...
