BERGLAND — The past few days have looked more like winter as usual for the Upper Peninsula. But that doesn’t erase half a season’s worth of abnormal conditions that have hurt area businesses that rely on good snow — and the visitors that come with it. The Western Upper Peninsula ...
The winter storm that has extensively impacted Houghton County appears to be a localized event, at least in the four-county area. County Undersheriff/Jail Administrator Tonya Stefonich, said Keweenaw County did not suffer any storm conditions, estimating that since Friday, the county ...
ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — The township board received an update on its Wastewater Systems Improvement project at its regular January meeting last Wednesday. Emmett Bjorn, engineer with U.P. Engineers and Architects, who is overseeing the project, told the board that the permit design and the final design are 90% complete. In January 2023, the township received a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan and grant for the improvement project. According to the USDA Rural Development Infrastructure and Jobs and Lead News Release dated Jan. 11, 2023, the Rural Development ...
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is happy to announce the Volunteer Emergency Services grant is back for 2024 and the request for proposal is now open. The $50,000 grant opportunity provides funding to volunteer emergency services in Copper Shores’ four-county service area that ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council approved its fiscal year 2023 audit during a short meeting Wednesday night. The audit by Anderson, Tackman & Co. was clean, indicating the financial statements are in order, said City Manager Eric Waara. “It’s a pretty boring audit, which is the way you like those,” he said. The city’s tax base and net positions increased, while fund balances also went up. The city’s combined fund balances were at $5,475,330 at the end of June, up nearly $2.4 million over the previous fiscal year. Houghton’s total net position grew by 12% to ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — At its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 9, the Keweenaw County Road Commission approved a petition to abandon the right of way of a strip of Front Street, in Eagle River, with conditions, said Greg Kingstrom, KCRC engineer and general manager. The conditions are that approval is also needed from Houghton Township and Keweenaw County Zoning Department. Once those conditions are satisified, said Kingstrom, the KCRC will execute the abandonment proceedings. The abandonment is not all-inclusive, however. “We’re not abandoning the entire street,” Kingstrom said, ...
