HOUGHTON — 19-year old Jocelynn Kilpela was sentenced to 10 months in the Houghton County Jail for assaulting two prison employees and two police officers. Judge Brittany Bulleit handed down the sentence Monday in a tense court proceeding. Kilpela pleaded guilty to five counts earlier in ...
HOUGHTON — Keweenaw Indivisible hosted 103rd District Representative Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) on the Houghton stop on her “Take Mi Power Back” tour. The stop took place at Keweenaw Universalist Unitarian Fellowship in Houghton Monday evening. The state representative said she urges ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Fall Career Fair Tuesday at the SDC attracted 400 companies, 1100 recruiters and more than 4,000 Tech students hoping to take the next step in their academic and professional graduate careers. This year, Michigan Tech alumni who now work for ...
EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County property owners and residents will have their final opportunity to shape the peninsula's long-term growth policies this afternoon as a mandatory 63-day public review period comes to a close amid some public confusion. The Keweenaw County Planning Commission has scheduled a formal public hearing for 4 p.m. today at the courthouse in Eagle River. The session is designated to document public comment on the updated draft of the Keweenaw County Master Plan before the commission forwards its final recommendations to the County Board. The timing of the hearing ...
HOUGHTON — The BHK Child Development Board has received a $98,000 grant to improve its Fresh Food and Nutritional Wellness programs. In part because of the grant BHK aims to overhaul all of its kitchens, provide whole fruits and vegetables, as well as support mothers breastfeeding their ...
LAURIUM — The Village of Laurium has announced it will be holding the Grand Opening for the new Laurium Public Works Garage from 3-6 p.m. on Oct. 12 according to Village Manager Ian Lewis. The ribbon cutting will take place at 3 p.m. with free food, beverages, and desserts being served ...
