IRON MOUNTAIN — AccuWeather predicts temperatures from September through November will range two to three degrees above normal in the Upper Peninsula as a warm autumn is expected across much of the nation. "Outdoor projects and activities which you would typically see winding down during ...
PELKIE — The year 1941 was surely a memorable one. It was when the US entered World War II and also when many things that are still around today — M&MS, Cheerios and styrofoam — were first introduced. 1941 was also the first year of the Baraga County fair. The theme of this year's fair, ...
HOUGHTON — Sundew — US Coast Guard Cutter, WLB-404 was in Houghton Saturday and for a visit and tours before heading back to its home port of Duluth. The Coast Guard Cutter Sundew is no longer active as a military vessel — it was decommissioned on May 27, 2004 — but has been Privately ...
LAKE LINDEN – After 82 years, Lake Linden native, U.S. Army Sgt. Robert James Goldsworthy, missing in action since since Dec. 17, 1944, is coming home for burial. The service at the Maple Hill Cemetery is scheduled for 11 a.m. today, according to Dale Mukavetz, Goldsworthy’s nephew. On ...
HANCOCK — The Hancock Public Schools Board of Education and the Hancock City Council held a joint session Friday, approving items to forom a District Library Board. Three members were appointed by the City, Councilor Dean Woodbeck, Mayor Protem Whitney Warstler and city resident Ruth Gill. ...
HOUGHTON – During a special meeting on Wednesday, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners took up the discussion of a precise millage request for the construction of a new county jail. The millage, based on a 30-year bond, was set at 1.27 mills, or $1.27 per $1,000 of taxable value. The ...
