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Visit Keweenaw hires new marketing coordinator HOUGHTON — Visit Keweenaw is announced the hiring of Victoria Peters as its new Marketing Coordinator. Originally from Calumet, Peters joined Visit Keweenaw’s marketing team in late October. According to a Visit Keweenaw press release, Peters will support Visit Keweenaw’s social media, website and public relations efforts. This position aims to expand Visit Keweenaw’s online presence and media reach by growing and developing new media channels to reach a broader audience. After graduating from Michigan Tech and moving to the ...

For those who’ve served

CALUMET — For the Veteran’s Day Program Wednesday at Calumet High School, Copper Country veterans, community members and North Star Battalion JROTC cadets joined to honor veterans who served and those who lost their lives in the War on Terror. Senior Army Instructor Lieutenant Colonel ...

‘Lest we forget’

HOUGHTON — The Houghton High School Junior ROTC battalion hosted its annual Veterans Day Program Wednesday inside the high school gymnasium. The event commenced at exactly 11:11 a.m. to honor the traditional World War I armistice hour. The annual event is organized under the supervision of ...

County adopts resolution to halt DNR PILT deductions

HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to endorse state legislative reforms that would stop the state from deducting mandatory state land management fees directly from local funding allocations. Under Resolution No. 2026-31, the board formally supports House ...

Trial on hold

HOUGHTON — A jury trial for a 28-year old Houghton County man has been put on hold after he failed to appear in court for his final pre-trial hearing Monday. Joshua Jerome Singleton is charged with domestic violence and interfering with electronic communications causing injury or death. Singleton’s case had been making its way through 12th Circuit Court since August of last year. It was scheduled for a two-day jury trial Thursday and Friday this week. Having not shown up at the courthouse Monday, Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit sent out a statewide bench warrant and revoked ...

Bigger and better

HOUGHTON – The Michigan firearm deer hunting season starts Sunday with thousands of local and visiting hunters taking to the woods in search of a trophy buck. Just before that annual ritual, another tradition takes place as hundreds will flock to the Copper Country Mall in search of ...