CALUMET — The Calumet Village Council last Tuesday approved a motion to post an opening for the position of Blight Enforcement Officer. Village Manager Megan Haselden said during the regular May Village Council meeting that a wage amount and hours per week are topics the council will yet ...

HOUGHTON — The preliminary hearing for a Wisconsin mother and son accused of killing a Hancock Township relative in December has been postponed. Margaret Kempainen, 50, and Jacob Kempainen, 21, of Hartland, Wisconsin, had been scheduled for a joint preliminary hearing Friday. David ...

HANCOCK — The U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage’s newest vessel will be out patrolling the waters next week. Officers have been training on a new 45-foot response boat medium, the first of two it will have on the water this summer. Starting Monday, the boat replaces the 47-foot motor ...

CALUMET — For over a year now, a group known as the Team Annie Committee has been raising community awareness of Anna “Big Annie” Klobuchar Clemenc, along with raising funds for a bronze statue of Clemenc, to honor her contributions to the early 20th century labor movement in Calumet. The ...

HANCOCK — After 42 years of teaching, 39 of them in the Hancock Public Schools, Industrial Arts teacher Gary Mishica will retire at the end of this of the current school year. As the school year draws to a close, the IA class has a large set of displays showcasing projects students have ...

HANCOCK — From building their own ramen bowl to enjoying mochi ice cream balls for dessert, diners got their first taste of the Keweenaw’s newest restaurant. Shiba Cafe, a new ramen house in Hancock, held a soft opening Friday and Sunday. It will share space with the Griffin Cafe in ...