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Houghton County approves funding Sheriff’s Department app

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners held its monthly regular meeting Tuesday. The board went over a variety of topics including the establishment of an app run through the Sheriff’s office along with new equipment for officers, positional appointments, approvals of multiple deficit ...

County approves resolution supporting Chassell Mercantile redevelopment

HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved resolution of support of the redevelopment of the Chassell Merchantile site located on Wilson Memorial Drive, in Chassell. The redevelopment $4.5 million project, led by T&J Properties, of Chassell, calls for the ...

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Sunflower Books and Coffee celebrates third year in business

Sunflower Books and Coffee reached its third year anniversary this past weekend in Hancock. The store that got its start in December of 2021 has grown from its starting point of the inventory purchased by the current owner, Susan Mattila. Mattila had acquired the skeleton of a bookshop but ...

Giving Tuesday accepting donations

HANCOCK — It’s Michael Babcock’s favorite time of the year, even if the people around him get a little annoyed. Babcock, director of marketing and donor relations for Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, gets a push notification every time a new donation comes in for Giving ...

Turn on the Heat

LAKE LINDEN — A Copper Country winter is too long a time to go without warmth. The Torch Lake Knights of Columbus are doing their part to keep seniors comfortable during the coldest parts of the year. The group held their annual Turn on the Heat fundraiser Friday and Saturday at Louie’s ...