HANCOCK — A Hancock landmark is being preserved and renovated to its former glory. The Hoover Center building on Quincy Street was bought by Jonathon Nagel earlier this year after the closure of Finlandia University. A self-described “architecture and historic preservation geek,” ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton man accused of committing a murder in downtown Houghton Monday night was denied bond in 97th District Court Friday. Evan Dixon, 59, was arrested Monday on charges of fatally shooting Theron Duncan, 53, of Houghton with a pistol at the Douglass House Saloon. Dixon ...

CALUMET — The Calumet Theatre Company has begun the restoration of the orchestra balcony in the Red Jacket Ballroom on the second floor of the Calumet Village Hall. The balcony is located at the rear of the hall above what is now the kitchen area of the ball room, which was referred to in ...

HANCOCK — Hancock’s city council will keep the same leadership for 2024. Council members unanimously appointed Kurt Rickard as mayor and Lisa McKenzie as mayor pro tem for one-year terms at Wednesday’s meeting. There were no other nominations for the positions. Rickard was named as ...

SOUTH RANGE — The South Range 4th of July Committee is hosting its First Annual Deer Hunters Ball, according to Committee Chairman Michael Renier. The ball is scheduled for this Saturday, November 18, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the South Range VFW, located at 2 Baltic Avenue, in South Range. ...

HOUGHTON — The suspect in a Shelden Avenue shooting death is scheduled to be arraigned in 97th District Court Friday morning, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday. The attorney general’s office also identified Evan Dixon, 59, as the suspect in the case, and listed the ...