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Construction projects in the Adams Township School District are on track. The Board of Education toured work in progress at Jeffers High School during last night’s meeting. Superintendent Tim Keteri told us that the new back entrance to the building will be opened next week. The new third-floor cafeteria is …

Should Copper Country communities adopt a more public method of saluting our veterans? Gene LaRochelle from the Houghton County Veterans Affairs Board presented an idea to County Commissioners at yesterday’s meeting. He picked it up from the Cincinnati suburb of Owensville, Ohio, where officials began placing banners with photos and …

Glenn Anderson will serve as chair of Houghton County’s Correct Count Committee. The Houghton County commissioner and former Hancock City manager accepted the responsibility at last night’s county board meeting. The Correct Count Committee will work with the U.S. Census Bureau to help make sure all county residents fill out …

The City of Houghton’s new website will be developed by The Marketing Company. The Houghton business was one of five that bid on the job. The Houghton City Council awarded the contract at its meeting last night. The current city site is 10 years old. One of the priorities in …

Police are asking for help in locating a man who broke into the the Aspirus Houghton Clinic. Houghton officers responded to an alarm at the building on Cedar Street around 3:15 yesterday morning. They found a broken window on the southeast corner of the building. The suspect had fled the …

The company that provides much of the milk and other dairy products for Copper Country residents has filed for bankruptcy protection. Dean Foods is the largest dairy distributor in the United States. Dean bought U.P.-based Jilbert’s Dairy in 2006. In our area, it also distributes products under its own name, …

The City of Houghton took another step forward toward finding a new home for municipal offices and the police department last night. Midwest Loan Services has been leasing the upper floors of the existing City Center. The company wishes to take over the whole building, and has offered to purchase …

Portage Township has completed the switchover from old-style mechanical water meters to new, remote-read meters. The first bills based on the new devices were sent out last month, and Township Supervisor Bruce Peterson said there were very few issues. It takes only about 40 minutes to drive by and collect …

Baraga County’s old sheriff’s department boat is still for sale. The county recently purchased a new boat to patrol Keweenaw Bay, and offered its old one for sale. The minimum price was $9,000. The only bid came in at $5,000. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners decided to hold …

Two local school districts reported quiet board of education meetings this week. The CLK board noted that Calumet High School did well in a recent Newsweek Magazine ranking of STEM programs in high schools across the nation, placing in the top 13 percent. The board accepted the retirement notice of …