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Night driving risks associated with aging

HOUGHTON – As adults age, their body experiences a variety of physical and mental capacity changes. One of the most visible body changes involves tissue. This includes facial and neck features, arms, legs, feet, hair and hands. Many individuals are unaware that behind their eye lens, there ...

WUPPDR spearheads regional housing initiative

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2010 and 2020, Keweenaw County’s population showed a decline of about 6%. That was before the pandemic. Between 2020 and 2022, the county’s population showed an increase in people moving into the county. That is not counting the increase in ...

Charges authorized in Hancock Twp. homicide

The Houghton County Prosecutor’s office authorized charges against Margaret Kempainen, aged 50 and Jacob Kempainen, aged 20, both of Hartland, Wisc. in the Dec. 18 murder of Alvin Kempainen, aged 87 of Hancock Twp. Both individuals were charged with open murder and conspiracy to commit open ...

City of Houghton approves zoning changes

HOUGHTON — The City Council at its regular December meeting on Wednesday approved the proposed rezoning of several East Houghton properties near the edge of the dowtown district of Shelden Avenue. The rezoning of the properties was recommended to the Council by the Houghton Planning ...

Special deliveries

HANCOCK – A teenaged hand knocks on an apartment door, and the interaction begins with a cheery, youthful announcement: “We’re with Little Brothers.” On Thursday, 59 Career and Technical Education students in the health careers and nurse’s aide classes delivered holiday gifts to ...

Elevator going up soon

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County is set to begin a construction project of installing an elevator in the Courthouse during the second week of January. On Dec. 15, 2023, the Board of Commissioners conducted a special meeting to open bids for the project, which has been a topic of discussion and ...