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Miles for Music happening today

Michigan Tech’s chapter of the Mu Beta Psi National Honorary Musical Fraternity will be hosting their Miles for Music fundraiser today, beginning at 9 a.m. Miles for Music is a run/walk charity event to raise money for the Dollar Bay High School music program. This year, Mu Beta Psi at ...

Defense motion denied in Kempainen case

HOUGHTON — A Houghton County Circuit Court judge Monday denied a defense motion requesting the counseling record of the juvenile sister of the Wisconsin man alleged to have fatally shot his grandfather in his Hancock Township home in December. Jacob Kempainen, 21, was arrested in Clear ...

Plaid to the bone

HOUGHTON — The oranges and blacks most common on the Houghton High School football field had their place in the mishmash of colors arrayed between the 35-yard lines Friday afternoon. But more important was the pattern: plaid. More than 900 people congregated on the field for Visit ...

On the road to improvement

SOUTH RANGE — The Village of South Range held its Council Meeting on Thursday evening addressing a variety of issues and concerns, but most notably going over the details of the grant they were approved of for the fixing of Whealkate Drive. The grant’s approval was made public by an ...

Group speaks out against H-PT bond issue

HOUGHTON — The proposed bond for improvements at Houghton-Portage Township Schools is drawing opposition from a group of residents who say the debt would be excessive for district residents and the district should pursue other options to avoid overcrowding. Robert MacInnes, a former city ...