By Mary Christine Stevens For the Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council hosted a Neighborhood Parks Planning Open House on Wednesday. The open house, led by City Manager Eric Waara, was open to the public. City planners were hoping to get feedback on some proposed changes ...

ONTONAGON — The sudden closure of Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital earlier this year left Baraga County Memorial Hospital as the closest hospital for Ontonagon residents seeking emergency care and many other services. Thursday night, BCMH administrators and providers spoke to a crowd of about ...

HANCOCK — Picking up trash and recycling in Hancock will once again be handled by the city. The Hancock City Council voted to have the Department of Public Works begin providing the services by Sept. 1. The biggest reason? Cost. The city currently contracts with Waste Management at an ...

CALUMET — The Summer Youth Program Aviation students were put to the test Thursday afternoon. After a few days of courses at Michigan Tech, several high school students from around the country got to handle the controls of small aircraft in flight. An experienced pilot lifted the ...

EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing at the Horizons School, in Mohawk, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The purpose of the hearing is for county residents to voice their opinions on zoning and zoning ordinances. “What do the people ...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department has invited the public to their Lake Superior Day on Monday, July 22, beginning at 8 a.m. Volunteers and attendees will meet at the Sand Point Light House Day-Use area to kick off the event with a ceremony.  The ceremony will ...