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Woman sentenced for flags theft

HOUGHTON — A former Michigan Tech student has been sentenced in connection with an incident involving a 9/11 memorial on the MTU campus in September. 21-year old Avery Lawrence was sentenced to 12 months probation and 15 days of community service Friday morning in Houghton County 97th ...

Survey reveals Keweenaw County is strained

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Michigan’s tourism industry contributed a total of $54.8 billion in economic impact to the state’s economy in 2024, says a July 29, 2025 release from Pure Michigan. A study by Tourist Economics, released in July by Travel Michigan, part of the Michigan Economic ...

No cause for alarm

HOUGHTON — Local social media pages lit up Wednesday with photos of what appeared to be funnel cloud north east of Houghton/Hancock, presumably in the Calumet area. While there were no reports of the funnel touching down, it still garnered plenty of attention with several "tornado sightings" ...

Havin’ a ball

SOUTH RANGE – The South Range 4th of July Committee announced its Fourth Annual Hunters Ball Saturday according to committee member Mike Renier. The event is from 7-11 p.m., Saturday, at VWF hall, on South Baltic Avenue, in South Range. Slick Nickel, who has performed at past ballw, will be ...

Voters support schools

Copper Country — Both Houghton-Portage Township School (HPTS) District, Hancock Public Schools and Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District’s (ETCCSD) proposals were passed by voters in Tuesday’s elections. The results for HPTS’ operating millage renewal were 971 votes in favor and ...

Survey says!

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Master Plan is in the process of being updated. Part of that project included a Master Plan Community Survey, which started in August and ended in September. The survey results were recently posted on Keweenaw County’s website. As part of the community ...