HOUGHTON — The Copper Country Association of School Boards (CCASB) held its 26th annual Education Awards Dinner Wednesday in the Michigan Technological University Memorial Union Ballroom, with approximately 175 students, parents, school personnel and local school board members in attendance. ...
HOUGHTON — A man who pleaded guilty in connection with a January 2025 drunk driving accident that seriously injured two people was sentenced Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court. According to a press release from Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer, John Matthew Cook was sentenced to ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had left knee replacement surgery three weeks ago. He has had continuous unrelenting pain since. He was initially on hydrocodone with acetaminophen alternating with tramadol. This barely touched the pain. We were referred to a pain specialist who prescribed ...
Dear Annie: My friend insists on splitting every restaurant bill "evenly," no matter what. The problem is, she always orders cocktails and appetizers, while I usually stick to one entree. Last week, my $22 dinner somehow became $48 after the "split." When I suggested we each pay for what ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY — Children’s author and online educator, Annette Gendler is visiting the Keweenaw today and tomorrow. She make an appearance tonight at Temple Jacob in Hancock, and at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton Friday. Gendler is the author of “Natalie and the Nazi ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Officials in Calumet Township and the villages of Calumet and Laurium are continuing their efforts to consolidate their fire departments into one authority. At the December, 2025 Village Council meeting, Laurium Village Manager Ian Lewis submitted proposed Articles of ...