An alumna of Michigan Tech is being tapped by Governor Rick Snyder to serve on the 21st Century Talent Creation Subcommittee. Dexter resident Megan Schrauben is the executive director of MiSTEM Network for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. She previously served as the director of the Jackson …
Read More »Public Meeting To Discuss US-41/College Avenue Reconstruction
The Michigan Department of Transportation invites the public to a meeting to discuss the planned 2021 US-41 reconstruction project in Houghton. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10th at 5:30pm in the Houghton City Center. Plans will be discussed and there will be opportunities for residents and business …
Read More »DEQ To Present National Flood Insurance Program Information
After the Father’s Day Flood, it came to the attention of many in the Keweenaw that flood insurance has not been available to most communities and members of the public. On January 8th, 2019 Linda Hansen the UP District Floodplain Engineer with the MI Dept. of Environmental Quality will be …
Read More »Christmas Eve Ceremony Will Dedicate New Italian Hall Victims Memorial
A Christmas Eve gathering will be held on the 105th anniversary of the Italian Hall Disaster and with it comes the dedication of a new monument. “The Italian Hall Tragedy was probably the most devastating event in our village history and I think it’s a real testament to this community …
Read More »Clean Audit, Meeting Time Change, Marijuana Ordinance, & Glenn Anderson Day–Hancock City Council Meeting Recap
The City of Hancock’s latest financial audit is clean. Deb Bradford of Rukkila, Negro, & Associates presented the unmodified audit of their budget to the city council at their regular meeting on Wednesday. The general fund balance had an increase of $127,000 and a decrease it the city’s debt of …
Read More »New Restaurant On Track To Open On Houghton Waterfront
A new train-themed family restaurant will open next year in the old depot on Lakeshore Drive in Houghton. Roy and Trisia Narhi are in the process of purchasing the vacant Copper Range Depot building next to their other restaurant, Roy’s Pasties and Bakery. The city of Houghton assisted in the …
Read More »City Of Houghton Paves Way For New Meijer Store
The Houghton Zoning Board of Appeals met Wednesday to discuss a variance that would allow Meijer to provide 462 spaces in their parking lot, roughly 400 fewer than the city’s ordinance would require for a retail business of that size. A representative from Meijer said the lower number is closer …
Read More »MTU Hoops Teams Earn Wins – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey tonight, Hancock skates at Negaunee. In boys basketball this evening… – Calumet plays at Houghton. – L’Anse faces Iron Mountain – that game was originally scheduled to be played in L’Anse, but has been moved to Iron Mountain. – Ontonagon visits Bessemer. In girls …
Read More »High School Girls Take Part In CTE Introduction Classes
It’s fairly common that we associate certain job positions with a specific gender. For instance, if you think ‘car mechanic’ you typically expect that person to be a male based on historical statistics, but the Copper Country ISD is hoping to see those stereotypes change by introducing a group of …
Read More »UPPCO To Lower Water Levels At Hydroelectric Reservoirs
Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs in anticipation of melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2019. These water level changes are required by the hydroelectric project licenses that are issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The water levels …
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