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Keranen responds to parade controversy

HOUGHTON — Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners drew an animated crowd. Many came not to discuss items on the agenda but District 2 Commissioner Joel Keranen. Public comment was split…

Smoke from a distant fire

HOUGHTON — It's like 2025 all over again. Residents of the Upper Peninsula, indeed throughout Michigan, woke to smoke Wednesday.…

Fire on Isle Royale

KEWEENAW COUNTY – On the morning of July 14, 2026, Isle Royale National Park staff confirmed a small fire burning…

Let there be light

CALUMET TOWNSHIP – The Quincy Smelter Complex was a topic of discussion during Tuesday’s Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission…

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AHMEEK — The Keweenaw ATV club is holding its annual picnic at 2 p.m.…

Credit Union cookout Friday HOUGHTON — Breakwater Federal Credit Union will host its Annual Member Appreciation…

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To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: After learning that my brother drank a recommended solution to detox…

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World Chimpanzee Day Editor: World Chimpanzee Day is (was) July 14, and future generations will look back in denunciation at how we’ve allowed our closest non-human kin to be torn from their mothers, thrown into cages, experimented on, infected with diseases, locked in roadside zoos, and forced to perform. Dr. Jane Goodall and other…

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The meaning of the Fourth of July

Each July 4, Americans both at home and abroad, gather to celebrate. Under skies ablaze with fireworks, on streets lined with youngsters waiting for candy from passing floats or simply standing with family in front of grills smelling of seared burgers and hot dogs, we celebrate. We celebrate and remember the formation of a…

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Raymond Lasanen

BOOTJACK — Raymond Edward Lasanen (73) a resident of Bootjack, passed away on Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at UP Health System - Marquette in surrounded by his family. Ray was born on July 14th, 1952, to Wesley and Florence (Spath) Lasanen in Hancock. He attended Lake Linden High School and graduated in 1970. He