HANCOCK — Dozens of Hancock residents weighed in on the city’s future as part of a master plan open house Thursday. Progressive AE, the planning firm helping draft the city’s master plan, led the workshop. They had previously led two workshops in early April. Hancock is conducting ...

HOUGHTON — Houghton County adopted a budget with $11.3 million in general funding spending for the 2024 fiscal year at a special meeting Thursday. The general fund budget carried an $80,383 surplus, bringing the county’s projected fund balance at the end of September 2024 to ...

ONTONAGON — Local communities were among more than 123 Michigan communities to receive state aid for pension funds. The grants come from the Protecting MI Pension Grant Program, which the state created to aid underfunded retirement systems for cities, villages, townships, counties and road ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council will hold a special hearing next month on the proposed purchase of three Finlandia University properties that were in the process of being abandoned. Wednesday night, the council scheduled a hearing for its Oct. 18 meeting on a purchase agreement for ...

HANCOCK — Through a mix of financial help both big and small, the Ryan Street Community Garden will stay open for public use. The Hancock City Council approved a $10,000 grant from Copper Shores Community Health Foundation to go towards the purchase of the garden property, which had been ...

LAURIUM – The Laurium Village Council held its regular September meeting on Tuesday evening. During the meeting, the councilors discussed seasonal changes to the village as well as meeting and moving on long-term goals including department staffing. The meeting began with Police Chief Kurt ...