HOUGHTON – As October came to an end, so did the life of Jim Luoma whose career with Houghton-Portage Township Schools spanned three decades. Anders Hill, Superintendent for Houghton-Portage Township Schools said, “Mr. Luoma was a teacher here for 24 years, he started in 1980, and then a ...
HANCOCK — Tuesday’s Midterm Election saw Houghton County shift more than ten points towards Democrats across most of the big races. Although Republicans Gregory Markkanen and Dave Prestin won their State House and State Senate races respectively, voter turnout in the county was 58.76%, and ...
COPPER HARBOR — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has officially acquired nearly 10,000 acres of forestland and wetlands at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), according to a Friday DNR release. The public property, locally designated as ...
LAURIUM — More than 1,000 people from throughout the region attended the annual Halloween Party, Oct. 31, at the community event at the George Gipp Recreation Area, according to Village Manager Ian Lewis. The event provided complimentary food, refreshments and candy funded through localized volunteer networks and corporate sponsorships. Lewis reported that 100 pounds of beans were consumed within the first hour of operation, alongside more than 700 hot dogs, 750 bags of chips and 50 pounds of candy distributed throughout the evening. Laurium Village Office Clerk and Deputy ...
MARQUETTE — A man from Calumet died in the waters of Lake Superior. According to a press release from the Marquette City Police, shortly before 8:30 a.m. Friday, the Marquette Police Department and the Chocolay Township Police Department responded to the report of a body in the water in the ...
HOUGHTON — Over its more than 140-year history, several names have become synonymous with Michigan Technological University — Melvin Calvin, John MacInnes and Ray Smith to name a few. Over the past few decades, another name was added to that list — Kanwal Rekhi. Considered by many to be ...
