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The making of America’s first president

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...

An irregular compass reading changed everything

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Editors note: Beginning today the Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula papers, will run companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.'s role in building America. Compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles Following the ...

Three arrested in vehicle break ins

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LAURIUM – Laurium Police have apprehended three suspects related to a rash of vehicle break-ins in the village, said Police Chief Kurt Erkkila. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1, several residents throughout the village reported property missing or out of place from their ...

Jacob Kempainen sentenced

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HOUGHTON — On Monday, 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit sentenced 23-year old Jacob Kempainen to 15 to 50 years for second degree homicide. The Heartland, Wisconsin man was arrested in December 2023 for the murder of his grandfather, Alvin Kempainen, in his Hancock Township home. ...

Under water

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HOUGHTON COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire Upper Peninsula through Wednesday. The statement, issues at 8:30 a.m. Monday, said heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and ...

Sault Tribal Chief Judge terminated

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SAULT STE. MARIE — Tribal Court Chief Judge Charles Palmer has been terminated following the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ board meeting Tuesday night. The decision came after the Board of Directors — 12 members and one chairperson — held a closed session. The board voted ...