For more than 10 years, I researched and wrote the weekly Daily Mining Gazette column, Copper Country’s Past & People. The Copper Country’s past was made by its people. Among the outstanding aspects of these people are their resilience, their strength, and the character, derived from ...
ESCANABA — Despite some messy conditions on the bay that forced some last-minute changes, the second women’s ice fishing clinic held in Delta County was a resounding success. After the first event in January 2025, which had roughly half the number of attendees, the women who came to the ...
Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 19, there will be no Daily Mining Gazette published. The paper will not be mailed to subscribers nor will it be available at retail outlets. Publication will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20. However, the Gazette offices in downtown ...
ESCANABA – A man who pleaded guilty to multiple drug and weapons charges was sentenced this week in Delta County 47th Circuit Court in Escanaba. Tristan Russell Halfaday, of Wilson, appeared alongside his attorney, Grant Carlson of Iron Mountain, after pleading guilty to the following ...
HOUGHTON — Jibba Jabba returns this winter with major course upgrades, the revival of a fan-favorite feature and increased prize money for top riders of the night. Downtown Houghton's premier freestyle snowboard event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 14. The event is 100% volunteer driven, is ...
HOUGHTON — On Monday, a Detroit area law firm, representing the family of a Michigan Tech student who died while in police custody, filed a lawsuit naming Houghton County, the cities of Houghton and Hancock and 11 law enforcement officers for several local departments. The suit alleges that ...