EAGLE RIVER — A request for a review of zoning ordinances in Keweenaw County by a group of Ahmeek Location residents a month ago has evolved into a question of who is responsible for zoning enforcement in the county. At the regular January meeting of the Keweenaw Planning Commission, the ...

ONTONAGON — Ontonagon county officials and area political representatives are searching for a solution after Aspirus’s announcement last week it would be ending hospital and emergency room operations at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and transitioning a rural health clinic. 911 coverage in ...

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Calumet Township Board heard from a small group of concerned residents on the topic of short-term rentals during the public comment period of its regular monthly meeting Friday. They proposed that the board adopt an STR ordinance similar to that of the city of ...

HOUGHTON — Local counties reported light turnout in Michigan’s first in-person early voting period. In 2022, Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, which created a nine-day period before Election Day where voters could cast ballots. It ran from Feb. 18 to Sunday. Houghton County ...

Michigan’s presidential primary on Tuesday will offer a serious test of President Joe Biden’s ability to navigate dissent within the Democratic Party over his response to Israel’s war with Hamas. The leading Republican in the White House race, former President Donald Trump, is looking for ...

HANCOCK — Partway through a forum on public saunas, Jim Kurtti asked the crowd how many had gone to Finland, and then how many had gone to a public sauna. For both, about a third of the people, raised their hands. “So you’ve become believers … it’s not just sweating,” said ...