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H-PT OKs enrollment cap

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HOUGHTON — The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board approved a School of Choice (SOC) enrollment cap strategy at their meeting Tuesday. The strategy will limit SOC in the school’s buildings and keep current numbers for sections and teachers within the buildings maintaining appropriate ...

A vote of confidence

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CALUMET — The Village of Calumet extended the contract of Village Manger Megan Haselden and approved a salary increase. At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Calumet Village Council reviewed a proposal from Haselden which outline changes to her current contract with the Village. In it, she ...

Baraga County Community Foundation: 30 years of support

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L’ANSE — The Baraga County Community Foundation held its 2024 review meeting at the Hilltop Restaurant on Feb. 13 to go over the contributions the foundation had made to various groups throughout the county and to celebrate the Foundation’s 30th anniversary. The Foundation invited ...

Laurium Village takes inventory of DPW equipment

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LAURIUM — During Tuesday’s Village Council meeting, trustees and meeting attendees were given an update on the status of the Department of Public Works since the department’s facilities burned two weeks ago, which destroyed most of the DPW vehicles inside. Jeff Erickson, village ...

No King! Trump subject of protest

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HOUGHTON — Protesters gathered at the Houghton side of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Monday to voice their displeasure with President Trump’s recent activity. The group of a few dozen carried signs and chanted political slogans opposing the current presidential administration for their “No ...

Body of missing MTU student found

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HOUGHTON — The body of the 36-year-old Michigan Tech graduate student reported missing late last week has been found. Matthew Sisson, who and Graduate Student Government Vice President Matthew Sisson has been found deceased. Sisson was reported missing on Feb. 14 after he had informed his ...