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Honoring service

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HUBBELL — The VFW Copper Ingot Post 4624 hosted its 80th annual Veterans Day Buffet Saturday with assistance from Michigan Tech’s Arnold Air Society’s Black Sheep Squadron. The VFW invited two special guests for the occasion, State Sen. Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) and State Rep. Dave Prestin ...

LL-H to repost superintendent position

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LAKE LINDEN – At its regular monthly meeting Monday, the Lake Linden-Hubbell School Board unanimously voted to approve the immediate posting of the superintendent position. Tim Hall, consultant with the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), via virtual meeting, repeated basically ...

Houghton County earned a reputation in the Great War

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The United States entered World War I in the conflict’s final year. After the German Empire had announced an unrestricted submarine warfare, the United States declared war against the Central Powers on 6 April 1917. The war was already in its third year. Among the divisions the U.S. sent to ...

Keeping traditions alive

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L’Anse — The annual Waawaashkeshi, or Deer Camp, was held by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Tribal Police at the KBIC Teaching Facility. The camp ...

Woman injured in Iron Co. crash

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BATES TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Kiel, Wis., woman was injured in a traffic crash at about 1:11 p.m. (CST) Friday on U.S. 2 near Bates-Amasa Road in Bates Township, according to Iron County Sheriff Ryan Boehmke. "The woman was the driver of a 2016 Chevrolet Trax that rear-ended a truck that ...

Seeking answers

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HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Jail Committee met last week to search for a solution to the jail issue that voters will endorse. “We need a solution that people will support,” Committee Chair Jared Hyrkas said. “All our time will be wasted if we don’t come up with a plan that gets ...