HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council has set up a public hearing for Dec. 10 for the creation of a Commercial Rehabilitation District for the Downtowner Motel and the apartment addition which goes down to Lakeshore Drive. The property, 110 Shelden Ave, appears to be changing hands according ...
DETROIT — The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, just weeks after it strangely obtained it through a settlement in a lawsuit that was completely unrelated to the doomed freighter. Larry Orr is getting one of the ship’s life rings ...
Dear Annie: After 30 years of friendship, raising kids together, losing our parents and a very good mutual friend, traveling together with our families and so much more, my friend told me after the election last year that she had trouble being around "people like me." In other words, I voted ...
HANCOCK – The Salvation Army's Bread of Life Center is beginning its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign Nov. 21 which will run until Dec. 24. The SA says there is a critical need for donations this season, partially due to the suspension of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
HANCOCK – The local community has seen a steady rate of homeless since the COVID-19 pandemic, says Salvation Army Site Director Pete Mackin. “I mean, it started during COVID,” he said, “but for the last five years we've seen persistent and steady homelessness." Homelessness is not ...
HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton is completing its transition to winter readiness with fall cleanup and parks closed down. City Manager Eric Waara reported to the City Council during its Wednesday meeting patching potholes in the city are almost caught up, installed concrete collars around ...