HANCOCK — Last year’s announcement that Finlandia University would be closing was a surprise, said Tommy Flanagan. It also came as a clear mandate that “something must be done.” It was. A little more than a year after the Finnish American Heritage Center’s future was jeopardy, the ...
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — A man was taken to UP Health System - Portage for a psychiatric evaluation after barricading himself in a home while armed Sunday in Portage Township. About 2:25 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to a report of a man undergoing a mental health crisis at the Hurontown home, where an adult woman and two children were also inside, the MSP said in a release. The woman and children were able to safely exit the home, where the man had barricaded himself upstairs. Police escorted them to a safe location. After police made contact with ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Jail is looking to put an emergency plan in place to combat overcrowding at the jail. The jail has been over the 28-person capacity for the past month, Sheriff Joshua Saaranen told the county board at its April meeting. He filed the first step to declare an overcrowding emergency on March 21, after a 10-day period that saw inmate numbers range from 29 to 37. As of Friday, there were 31 inmates at the jail. The declaration through the County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency Act requires notifying local judges, the county prosecutor and county ...
HANCOCK — The lack of local child care providers has been flagged as a key issue for residents and an obstacle to bringing in prospective employees. One part of the solution was celebrated Thursday, as the Bridging Gaps Childcare Center held a ribbon-cutting at its Hancock site. The ...
HOUGHTON — The 100 block of Shelden Avenue could have a new look. The Houghton City Council Wednesday set a public hearing for April 24 on the creation of a commercial rehabilitation district at 109 Shelden Ave. The owners are looking to do a major rehabilitation of the building, City ...
L’ANSE — Property values in Baraga County were up more than $66 million over 2023, county Equalization Director Pat Osterman said in his annual report. Osterman presented his findings to the county board at its April meeting Tuesday. The county’s equalization value for 2024 is ...
