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On the rails: Jibba Jabba competition returns to Houghton

HOUGHTON — Jibba Jabba 2024 was in full swing Saturday evening in downtown Houghton. Spectators arrived in winter attire and quickly lined up on both sides of Huron Street to view the big snowboarding event. Dusk fell and bright lights placed along the route lit the course. Event ...

USDA 2022 ag census reveals policy is failing small farmers

Farm Action on Tuesday published a press release in response to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, citing it for its fostering industrial agriculture at the expense of small farmers. Farm Action is a nonprofit organization that advocates for policy that restricts the ability for large ...

Meijer stumps in Mohawk

MOHAWK — U.S. Senate candidate Peter Meijer stopped in Keweenaw County Saturday as part of his tour of the Upper Peninsula. Meijer is running as a Republican candidate for the seat currently held by Debbie Stabenow, who is not running for re-election. He previously served a term in the U.S. ...

Jibba Jabba is back

HOUGHTON — Some of the top snowboarders in the Midwest will converge on Huron Street in Houghton Saturday for a night of crowd-pleasing jumps, flips and other tricks. The Jibba Jabba rail jam event is back for a second year after a 10-year layoff. Beginning at 6 p.m., the competition will ...

Man pleads guilty in child porn case

HOUGHTON — A Chassell man pleaded guilty to charges of downloading child pornography in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday. Kyle Britz, 20, was arrested in 2022 after a Michigan State Police investigation stemming from a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ...

Student designers set tone for Sauna Week

HANCOCK — “You either love it or you hate it,” Brita Hepokoski explained. The senior graphic design student at the Career & Tech Center in Hancock falls onto the side of loving saunas, and she brings this passion for the Finnish wellness tradition to her work on the logo and ...