CHASSELL — Chassell Township Schools will host Winterfest from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the school. The event will feature a variety of winter activities. The festival is taking the place of this school year’s Fallfest and is inviting folks from throughout local communities to ...

HOUGHTON ­— The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer cover room and board costs at Omega House for Veterans in hospice care. Hospice services will continue to be covered by the VA but after audits were conducted it was discovered VA transactions for room and board were in ...

Keweenaw County Planning Commission Chairman John Parsons addressed the Keweenaw County Board at its regular February meeting last Wednesday regarding removal of AJ Kern from the Planning Commission. Parsons recommends the County Board remove Kern. Parsons’ action stems from two scheduled ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today it will reopen Kewadin Casinos on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Kewadin Casinos, which was the victim of a cyber incident earlier this month, has restored its systems and will reopen operations in the following ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman Tuesday commended the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to keep local mail processing at the facility in Kingsford, saying he viewed it as “a long-overdue recognition” of the crucial need for a strong delivery system in the region. Meanwhile, a ...

HOUGHTON — A Houghton County man will spend more than two months in jail and pay more than $175,000 in restitution following sentencing Monday on embezzlement charges. Jason Heikkinen, 47, of Dollar Bay, was sentenced in 12th Circuit Court Monday on one count of Embezzlement – Personal ...