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The new guy

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HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council met the newest member of the city's police department at its Wednesday meeting. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly introduced Patrolman Cole Lystila to the council. Lystila recently graduated from the NMU Regional Police Academy. Lystila is from the area ...

Improving the field

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LAURIUM – One of the three ballfields at the George Gipp Recreation Area is attracting attention. Laurium Village President Pro Tempore and Recreation/Parks Committee member Jeff Erickson said a local league told him they've received requests to expand, but they cannot do so until the find a ...

Fatal shooting in Menominee County

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HARRIS — A fatal shooting took place at a residence in Harris Township early Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police (MSP), the deceased is described as an adult male. Police described the shooting as isolated incident and there is no ongoing danger to ...

Whitmer Declares State of Emergency

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LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and infrastructure, and exhausted local response capabilities. Local resources were deployed ...

Houghton seeks more housing

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HOUGHTON – An Aug. 22 release from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced its board recently approved the Michigan Housing Accelerator Fund, a new resource to expand affordable housing through investment in the development of mixed-income units. According to the ...

In Brief

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MARQUETTE – The body of a missing Marquette woman has been found. Marquette Police said the body of Eileen Mandel was found around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday night. The pickup truck she was driving was located on a two-track road in Negaunee Township at around 8:50 p.m. and her body found in the ...