Houghton-Hancock area celebrates 32nd-annual Bridgefest
HOUGHTON — Summer is finally in full swing, and what better way to welcome the warm weather than with a festival? The 32nd annual…
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McBroom, Markkanen meet with concerned citizens in coffee hour
BARAGA — Upper Peninsula citizens got the opportunity to meet with two local politicians in Baraga, to voice their concerns. State Senator Ed McBroom and State…
Burn barrel causes structure fire in Houghton County
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — On Tuesday, June 11, at approximately 4:10 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a structure fire in Portage Township at the…
Cannabis informational meeting held in L’Anse
L’ANSE — Over the past 10 years, a lot has changed in the state of Michigan regarding marijuana laws. People in L’Anse got the chance to…
Vehicle fire in Escanaba, no injuries reported
ESCANABA — On Saturday at approximately 4:27 p.m. Escanaba Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 4900 block of US 2 & 41 for a…
Information meeting held for new veteran healthcare law
IRON MOUNTAIN — A bill dealing with veteran’s healthcare will soon go into effect, and the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center held an informational…
Body found in Bay of Green Bay identified as missing man
MARINETTE — On Monday, April 29th, the Marinette County Sheriff’s office was notified of a capsized boat in the Menominee River, where an adult male…
23 new U.S. citizens take Oath of Allegiance
CALUMET — The United States population grew by 23 on Thursday afternoon. That’s the number of people who took the Oath of Allegiance to become United…
Ojibwa Casino-Baraga celebrates grand reopening
BARAGA — After months of renovations, the Ojibwa Casino in Baraga hosted a grand reopening ceremony on Saturday. Originally starting out as a few blackjack…
L’Anse holds informational meeting regarding wind farm rezoning issue
L’ANSE — An informational meeting regarding rezoning for wind farms was held Tuesday night in L’Anse. The informational meeting presented every side of the divisive wind…