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TNC: Road restrictions to Clark Mine

As a result of heavier than expected road usage by full-sized vehicles throughout the Keweenaw Heartlands, The Nature Conservancy has felt compelled to limit the Clark Mine Road to ORV and ATV usage. Several factors led to the limitation of the road, including the cost of maintaining the road ...

Hancock to decide on purchase of former Finlandia buildings

HANCOCK — The City of Hancock is seeking the public’s opinions on whether it should acquire three former Finlandia University properties to preserve them for future development. The city council will hold a public hearing 6 p.m. Tuesday on a tentative agreement to purchase Wargelin Hall, ...

Person dies after medical emergency at Baraga Co. Jail

BARAGA — A person died after a medical emergency at the Baraga County Jail earlier this week, the Baraga County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The person suffered the emergency on Monday morning, Undersheriff Dave Miller said. Rescue measures were put into place and the person was taken ...

Rock your school

HOUGHTON — Houghton Elementary School kids got the rock-star treatment Thursday during the annual Rock Your School event. As kids arrived Thursday morning, they were welcomed by live music by local musicians. Inside, a red carpet led them to an arch of balloons. The PTO began organizing ...

Houghton Police to sponsor two candidates for police academy

HOUGHTON — With positions to fill in the police department, the Houghton City Council approved the sponsorship of two cadets to police academy at its meeting Wednesday. The police department is applying for a $24,000 grant from the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards that ...

Former C&H warehouse to become multi-park storage facility

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — A warehouse constructed by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in the late 19th century will again become a warehouse of sorts, not for mining wares, but for a number of parks under the National Park Service. Wyndeth Davis, director of the National Keweenaw Historical ...