CALUMET TOWNSHIP — Township Supervisor Tim Gasperich has announced that the project of repainting and refurbishing one of the township’s two 500,000-gallon water tanks. The water towers supply drinking water to customers of the Upper Michigan Water Company in Calumet, Laurium, Copper ...

HOUGHTON — Two years ago, Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, giving them expanded early voting options. Taryn Mason of the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country walked residents through the changes for the upcoming election season at a presentation at the Portage Lake District ...

HANCOCK — Hancock School Board was treated to a demonstration of Barkell Elementary VEX Robot at the regular January meeting Monday evening. Genevieve Nordmark, Barkell’s elementary STEM teacher and VEX IQ Robotics coach, told the board that Barkell hosted its first-ever VEX Robotics ...

HOUGHTON — A Hancock man pleaded guilty to charges related to downloading child pornography in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. Dominic Barrette, 21, was charged with one count of child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession, and one count of using a computer to commit a ...

HANCOCK — The thermometer said mid-April, but the banners, Finnish characters and polar dives said mid-winter. Saturday’s Heikinpäivä festivities drew a large crowd to downtown Hancock to watch the parade, shop at the tori markets, see local art and more. Saturday’s biggest event ...

HOUGHTON — The home of the Michigan Tech Huskies, the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, will be closed this spring and summer for overdue facility maintenance. The renovation project will begin after spring commencement and will be completed in mid-August. During the closure, crews will be ...