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Back to class

HOUGHTON — Huskies flooded the Michigan Technological University campus going to and from lectures and labs as the first day of classes began Monday. From students beginning their college education to those eyeing graduation, Michigan Tech students started their first official day of the 2025 ...

Whitmer appeals FEMA denial

LANSING – On Monday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appealed multiple federal disaster aid denials after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) failed to approve key portions of Michigan's request for critical assistance in the wake of the historic March ice storm that devastated ...

Munising woman still missing

MUNISING — Police continue to search for 65-year-old Starla Goings, missing from Alger County since Aug. 15. A bank teller by trade, Goings resides with her husband. Her children reported her missing to police on Aug. 17. Family members last spoke with her that Friday. “ACSO deputies were ...

Message in a bottle

MARQUETTE — More than 20 years ago, a young girl in the Upper Peninsula tossed a message in a bottle into AuTrain Bay on Lake Superior, never expecting to see it again. Today, that bottle — which traveled over 1,000 miles and washed ashore in the Outer Banks of North Carolina some years ago ...

Fun at the fair

HANCOCK — Another Houghton County Fair is in the books and judging by the large crowds and excited youngsters it was another success. Saturday night's main attraction was the monster truck show. This high flying vehicle delighted the big crowd. These girls took part Saturday in what fairs are ...

On the town

HOUGHTON — Hundreds of students from Michigan Technological University, most of them first-years, took to downtown Houghton Saturday, to get a good idea of what their new hometown has to offer. The annual "An Afternoon on the Town, traditionally held on the Saturday before the start of the ...