HOUGHTON — A contractor already in town on another project led to a lower bid to replace the roof of Houghton’s city center. The council awarded a contract to Great Lakes Roof and Insulation Systems for $64,500 Wednesday night. It was more than $35,000 under the next-lowest bidder. In ...

L'ANSE — The condition of the L’Anse Township Hall was the main discussion at the township board’s monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon. The building had complaints of soft areas on the floor and when the building was inspected underneath, rotted floor joists were discovered along with ...

HOUGHTON — Houghton County approved an operating budget with $11.625 million in general fund appropriations at its meeting Tuesday. In a budget summary sent to the board, Administrator Ben Larson said the county is in a “good place” financially. The general fund is projected to carry a ...

WASHINGTON — A Laurium man charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riots made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia during a remote hearing Tuesday. Adam Mancuso waived his right to a preliminary hearing at Tuesday’s proceeding. He was arrested ...

The Village of Baraga Council passed a resolution to apply for a Michigan Township Grant at its monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The grant is for security cameras and can be utilized for the planned installment of cameras overseeing the marina and children’s playground off the coast of ...

MARQUETTE — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Robert Lee Reynolds, 28, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Ironwood, Michigan, was sentenced for possessing a stolen firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Jane M. Beckering sentenced Reynolds to 120 ...