HOUGHTON – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, visited Houghton Wednesday, where she met with local officials at the METC SmartZone. Among the topics of discussion was the global rush for critical minerals that has brought the issue of re-industrialization back to the Upper Peninsula, ...
CALUMET — Copper Island Academy recently celebrated its campus expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The expansion includes new classrooms, an atrium, a little library, additional facilities and now enrolling students up to 11th grade. Charter School Authorizers from Central ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Department of Transportation and the city of Houghton are investing about $416,000 in improvements on southbound U.S. 41, Montezuma Avenue, Bridge Street and Quincy Street to support the future Portage Lake Lift Bridge project. This work will reduce congestion during the upcoming bridge project and create a safer driving environment. A left-turn lane will be built on Montezuma Avenue and Bridge and Quincy streets will be repaved. A temporary signal is planned to be installed later at the Quincy Street/northbound U.S. 41 Shelden Avenue intersection prior to ...
Lift Bridge maintenance Sept. 10 HOUGHTON - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will conduct routine scheduled maintenance on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge on Thursday, Sept. 10, requiring bridge lifts. According to an MDOT press release, cable greasing is scheduled for early morning, requiring several bridge lifts of up to 30 minutes each. These lifts are scheduled to begin after 12:01 a.m. Sept. 10 and be completed by 6 a.m. Resulting closures will affect vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic. This schedule is weather-dependent and may be adjusted. This work will ...
BARAGA — The Wiikwedong Early Childhood Development Collaborative hosted the 5th Annual Wiikwedong Early Childhood Development Culture Camp Tuesday and Wednesday at the Niiwin Akeaa Community Center in Baraga. The two-day camp was aimed at bringing together tribal early childhood educators ...
HOUGHTON — Former Houghton County attorney Evan Andrew Dixon was sentenced Monday to 18 to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder in the November 2023 shooting death of Theron Darrell Duncan. Dixon, 62, entered a no-contest plea in June to the charge stemming from the fatal shooting ...
