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The Federal Disaster Declaration is helping to pave the way for road repair work in Houghton. City Manager Eric Waara gave an update on the road work to the Houghton City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday. Agate Street was paved ahead of the arrival of college students but it …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers managed just five hits yesterday, in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Blaine Hardy surrendered three home runs over five innings. He was charged with five runs, and took the loss. Tigers have lost six in …

Pasty Fest returns to Calumet next weekend and preparations are already underway for the traditional Pasty Fest Parade. Pasty Fest will take place on Saturday, August 18th, the same day that the Great Deer Chase mountain bike race is held. Registration is open for the parade and organizer Dave Crowley …

The results from Tuesday’s Primary Election are in and at least one local race was decided by only a handful of votes. It will be Democrat Gretchen Whitmer going up against Republican and current State Attorney General Bill Schuette in November to be the next governor of Michigan. With 96 …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB Jacob Turner’s return to the Tigers last night couldn’t have gone worse, as Detroit lost to the Los Angeles Angels 11-5. Jeimer Candelario’s RBI double in the top of the first staked Turner to a 2-0 lead. The Angels responded with …

The Finnish American Heritage Center will host the next 1 Million Cups of Coffee small business startup event Wednesday at 9am. 1 Million Cups is a free, national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman Foundation, 1MC is based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover …

ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private Non-Profit organizations (PNPs) in Michigan that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans. These loans are available following a Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting …

LANSING, Mich. – The state has scheduled a feedback session to allow the public to ask questions and make comments about the draft independent analysis that studied the potential impact a spill from Enbridge Energy Partners’ Line 5 could have on the Straits of Mackinac. The feedback session on the Independent …

Today is the Primary Election in Michigan.  Polls will be open until 8pm this evening with a handful of county races to be decided and several important proposals. One to watch is District 5 in Houghton County where Roy Britz is looking to unseat incumbent Tim Palosaari in the Republican …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers managed only three hits last night, in a 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. One was a solo home run by Nicholas Castellanos. Matthew Boyd left in the sixth inning, after giving up four runs. The final …