×

News

Houghton County board delays purchase of app for prisoner look-up

Local News

HOUGHTON — The purchase of a new app to let Houghton County residents look up which inmates are in the county jail is on hold while the county board seeks more answers about it from the sheriff’s department. The board voted 3-2 Tuesday afternoon against a package from OCV including mobile ...

Old Fashioned Christmas celebrates 30 years

Front Page

The 30th Keweenaw Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar will take place on Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Calumet High School gymnasium. The craft show began as a way to give hunters’ spouses or partners around the Calumet area something to come together and enjoy during the opening weekend ...

Higher utility bills increase risk of food insecurity

Local News

Editors note: This is the second in a series that examines the increase in food insecurity in the four-county area, and the impacts the issue is causing. For many people, an electric fireplace conjures thoughts of quiet winter nights with a cup of hot tea while enjoying the projected flames ...

Countdown is on to Opening Day

Front Page

The 2024 Firearm Deer season approaches this Friday as hunters from all over the Midwest eye the Upper Peninsula for a chance at the country’s most coveted game animal, the whitetail deer. Over the years many hunters have shown concern for the deer population with some recent seasons having ...

Calumet Theatre boiler installation remains on schedule

Front Page

CALUMET — The installation of a new boiler furnace is progressing on schedule. Calumet Theatre Company Board President Dan Jamison said Marty’s Heating Services, of Hancock, has disassembled and removed the disabled furnace and has rebuilt the core of the boiler with new parts. On ...