HOUGHTON —The City of Houghton has taken the first step in becoming a Bird City. At its meeting Wednesday, the Council adopted a resolution in support of the Bird City Initiative. If approved by the Bird City Network, Houghton would be the first Bird City in the Upper Peninsula and northern ...
WATERSMEET — The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Upper Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads. The Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project would span about 40 miles from north to south on the ...
ESCANABA – A man from Gladstone was sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and assault charges stemming from an incident last April in Delta County. Hunter Grizz Gallagher, 24, appeared Monday in Delta County 47th Circuit Court before Judge John Economopoulos. ...
IRON MT — The Upper Peninsula’s top Republicans have erupted into a public and heated feud after the region’s U.S. Congressman backed a former state House member for state Senate over another candidate endorsed by several state lawmakers in October. State Sen. Ed McBroom and state Reps. ...
HANCOCK — A Memorial Service for Glenn Pyhtila, 90, a resident of Hancock, who passed away on September 4, 2025, will be held 1 p.m on Monday, February 16, 2026, at The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Hancock with Rev. Brahm Semmler Smith to officiate. Visitation will take place from 12 pm until the time of the services at the Funeral Home. To view Glenn's complete obituary or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.memorialchapel.net. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel has been assisting the family with the arrangements.
