EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County has received the funds of a $50,000 Rural Readiness Grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Rural Prosperity for its planned County Emergency Operations Center. The Keweenaw Community Foundation and The Nature ...

HOUGHTON — New construction in Houghton County was up over last year, Building Inspector Todd LaRoux said during Tuesday’s monthly board meeting. The county issued 425 building permits last year, compared to 398 in 2022. The total cost of construction increased by even more — up almost ...

A press Thursday release from Finlandia Foundation National, announced that National Sauna Week, Feb. 18-24, celebrates its third year with a new look: the winning entry in the inaugural poster art competition. Debbie Paver of Calumet, Michigan, submitted the winning poster entry and says, ...

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — Ken Rowe has been appointed to the position of clerk of Allouez Township. Rowe replaces former clerk, Becky Butala, who resigned during a special meeting of the township board on Jan. 8, in response to criticism stemming from delays in completing the 2023 township audit as ...

HANCOCK — After more than a year of expansion and construction, 5th & Elm, on Quincy Street, in Hancock, conducted a “soft opening” this past week. By definition, a soft opening, according to simpletexting.com, is the low-key opening of a new service, product, or place. Restaurant ...

HOUGHTON — Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Helmer announced that after having open positions for over a year, he has hired two new Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys for the County of Houghton. Both positions will start on Feb. 5 and serve in the various courts here in Houghton ...