HOUGHTON — Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent Anders Hill received an “overwhelmingly positive” evaluation from the district board at Monday’s monthly meeting.  The board gave Hill a rating of effective. The rating is the highest of three available under a revamped ...

HOUGHTON — A Houghton High School student was suspended through the end of the year at a special meeting earlier this month after allegedly threatening school safety.  Speaking after Monday’s regular meeting, Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent Anders Hill did not specify ...

WASHINGTON — The Laurium man accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot entered a not guilty plea to four misdemeanor charges at his arraignment in federal court Tuesday.  Adam Mancuso participated in a hearing via zoom before Judge Emmet Sullivan in District of Columbia District ...

L’ANSE — The L’Anse Area Schools Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Monday evening and approved a variety of motions. The board approved the motion for the baseball co-op between L’Anse Area Schools and Baraga Area Schools for the Spring of 2025. The board then went on to ...

HOUGHTON — At the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw Saturday, children built stable bridges, watched chemical reactions unfold and turned fruit into music. It happened at the Mind Trekkers’ STEM Open House, where the Michigan Technological University group taught children about science, ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a rear-yard variance for a home where constructors had not filed an updated permit request at its meeting Wednesday night preceding the regular Houghton City Council meeting. The 10-foot, 4-inch variance at 205 W. Douglass Ave. ...