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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan announced the sentencings of two Sault Ste. Marie men for sexual crimes involving children. 48-year-old Duane Richard Forrest received 50 years for photographing and videotaping sexual acts with two boys in their early teens. Judge Paul L. Maloney awarded …

As the weather warms and people take to the trails, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is reminding you to be vigilant in monitoring for ticks. At one time they were just a nuisance, but in the last decade area deer ticks have begun transmitting Lyme Disease. If you contract …

Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Calumet Art Center will give visitors a first look at a new photography exhibit featuring the talents of George Bailey. Board President Kristy Walden says they have put in incalculable hours to make the new Sanctuary Gallery a beautiful place to highlight art, and …

United States Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced Thursday that Houghton County Memorial Airport was the recipient of $1,008,477 in grant funding from the US Department of Transportation. The money isn’t necessarily a surprise. The Airport Improvement Program is awarded based on the amount of people who fly at …

The Associated Press reported over the weekend that Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean and Paul LaBine had written letters in support of Karl Dresch as he faces preliminary court hearings in Washington, D.C. Neither man is suggesting that Dresch is innocent, that’s for the criminal justice system to decide, but …

A staple in the Houghton bibliophile scene is pulling up roots this weekend. The Bookworm is closing after a nearly 17 year run in the city. Owner Arthur Lampinen says the move will enable him and his wife to be close to her side of the family after they end …

Lake Linden-Hubbell’s Heather French says she is soaking up as much information as possible from her fellow Regional Teachers of the Year. The english and art instructor says a past winner helped facilitate an email chain between French and the nine others who enjoy the distinction for the 21-22 contest. …

A red pickup truck found itself in a precarious spot Monday afternoon, creating a traffic hassle for commuters on M-26 and US-41 just west of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Lieutenant Nick Roberts of the Houghton Police Department says it was a mechanical issue that caused the crash, not driver …

Kristine Weidner is already paying dividends for the City of Hancock. Less than a month after she was brought on to aggressively market 13 undeveloped lots in the Spruce Haven neighborhood, one has sold and an offer is in on a second. Prior to this, it had been years since …

The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country is hosting a virtual town hall April 20th with Portage Lake District Library to discuss Michigan’s experiment with the bipartisan redistricting commission model. It is part of a series being held across the state. Valorie Troesch says the panel is a …