ESCANABA — When Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II — who is running for governor in 2026 — came to the Upper Peninsula State Fair last week for the special luncheon Thursday on Honored Citizens Day, he said people he spoke with kept bringing up a handful of key issues. “I’ve been to all 83 ...

HOUGHTON – After 22 years in his position, Dennis M. Hext, Houghton County Memorial Airport manager, has announced he will retire in January. Hext, a Rhinelander, WI. Native, has worked in the aviation field for more than 34 years. While living in Rhinelander, he enlisted in the U.S. Air ...

LANSING – On Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed three bipartisan bills that will support Michigan’s small businesses by lowering costs and honor service members who lost their lives in the line of duty. Specifically, this package includes a bill that eliminates unnecessary red tape, ...

HOUGHTON – The Copper Country Republican Party (CCRP) approved a resolution on Aug. 7, calling on the Houghton County Board of Commissioners to change the location and time of its regular monthly meetings. The resolution states that currently the County Board meetings are held at 3 p.m. on ...

HOUGHTON - While road and waterway repairs are underway, ways to address traffic in Houghton are being discussed according to City Manager Eric Waara and Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly. The two officials addressed the city council of during Wednesday's regular meeting. Donnelly said he and ...

HOUGHTON - Throughout June and July, park managers at Isle Royale National Park became concerned with the activities of at least two wolves that were known to have obtained human food at campgrounds on multiple occasions. According to a National Park Service press release, the wolves were ...