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Winter isn’t here yet, but the City of Houghton is preparing for it. At last night’s meeting, the council was informed by City Manager Eric Waara that city crews have been working on road repairs and other projects to get ready for the winter season. The council OK’d the closing …

Houghton County Prosecutor Michael Makinen says this will be his last term. Makinen was reelected following a campaign that saw him pitted against former county prosecutor Doug Edwards. Makinen said the campaign was tough because he’s not able to publicize why certain decisions are made as a prosecutor. Makinen said …

Newcomer Jack Bergman will be one of nine Republicans, along with five Democrats, to represent the state of Michigan in Congress. The former Marine was elected Tuesday, defeating his Democrat opponent, Lon Johnson. Bergman says his prior military experience will be beneficial for veterans. Bergman says he looks forward to …

There’s not a new sheriff in town–that’s because voters reelected current Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean to his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday. McLean has spent his entire law enforcement career in the Houghton area, a job he is happy to continue doing. Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean said, “Oh, …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team meets Rudyard in the state tournament regional final tonight. The match begins at 5:30 at Gladstone. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s hockey team lost to Northland College 4-3 last night. Alena Fiala had …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved a county millage apportionment of 10.230 at Tuesday night’s monthly meeting. Equalization director John Partanen gave the board a report on where the millage will be allocated. It was passed unanimously. Health rates and options for county employees were discussed at length. Eric …

State Representative Scott Dianda said, “From Copper Harbor to Crystal Falls and Ironwood to Ishpeming Township, I am humbled by the people of the 110th house district for continuing to put their faith in me as their representative. When I was first elected in 2012, I went down to Lansing …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Calumet Copper Kings volleyball team advanced to the Class C regional final with a 3-0 victory over Munising last night. The Kings will face Rudyard in the Regional final tomorrow at 5:30 at Gladstone. The Bulldogs eliminated Iron …

Longtime Democratic Baraga County Commissioner Bill Menge held off a challenge from Republican Calvin Koski in the only contested Board race in Tuesday’s election. Menge outpolled Koski 477 to 305. It was Koski’s third run against Menge. In other contested races from Baraga County, Lowella Eskel defeated Amber Franti 133-113 …

Click below for full county results Baraga County Keweenaw County Houghton County Ontonagon County For a full list of election results in Michigan, visit http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html PRESIDENT Hillary Clinton 218 Donald Trump 278   1st Congress District of Michigan Republican Bergman, Jack 201,154 55.32% Democratic Johnson, Lon 144,319 39.69% Libertarian Bostow, Diane …