CALUMET — The Calumet Theatre Company conducted its annual members meeting in the Red Jacket Ballroom Monday, featuring a review of the past year's growth and the election of new board leadership. Board President Bob Wareham provided the year-end update, saying he was pleased with the ...
HOUGHTON — For its 11th Fashion Show Fundraiser, Chickadees in downtown Houghton brought the Vogue runway in Paris to the Bonfire at the Continental Fire Co. Monday evening. The event had more than 100 community members take part in the fun, all in the name of raising money for Copper ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Friday, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit through proactive strategic planning The projected shortfall was driven primarily by a 16% ...
LANSING - There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, ...
HOUGHTON — The recent spike in fuel prices is creating widespread economic uncertainty across the western Upper Peninsula, threatening to impact regional tourism revenues on the threshold of the autumn color season. Gasoline prices in Michigan jumped 62 cents per gallon in a single week, ...
HOUGHTON — The unassuming parcel at 509 Shelden Ave. in downtown Houghton was the site for an urban archeology dig Saturday. The abandoned site was the former home for many small businesses in Houghton, before a 2016 fire rendered the building unusable. Those at the site Saturday said there ...
