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Gasoline prices in our region fell by about six cents per gallon last week. AAA-Michigan reports that the average cost of a gallon of unleaded in Marquette was $2.70 at week’s end, compared with $2.76 a week earlier. That’s 17 cents per gallon less than the price a month ago, …

A Houghton native is part of the newest class of Michigan Conservation Officers to be deployed across the state. Byron Parks has been assigned to Ontonagon County. In a release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Parks said he saw conservation officers assisting with relief efforts after last year’s …

Several types of eye drops and ointments sold at Walgreens and Walmart have been recalled. FDA officials say the products may not be sterile, and could cause infections or other injuries. No health issues have yet been reported. The products were manufactured by Altaire Pharmaceuticals, and sold under the retailers’ …

110th District State Representative Greg Markkanen will hold “office hours” today in Marquette County. Markkanen will be at the Powell Township Hall in Big Bay between 10:30 and noon, and at the Ishpeming Township Hall between 2:00 and 3:15. Constituents are invited to meet with him at either location to …

The Baraga County Board of Commissioners is expected to fill a vacant seat on the Baraga County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors at its regular meeting this afternoon. Ray Gazley, Kerri Kissel-Sikkila and Courtney Jones applied. The BCMH Board of Directors has recommended that Jones be appointed. The appointee will …

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of a fatal car crash on Tuesday, July 2nd.  Killed in the single-car crash was 81-year-old James Christner, of Houghton. Christner was the passenger in an SUV that rolled over after the driver lost control along US-41 near #4 Road …

The man who drowned Friday night in the Sturgeon River south of L’Anse has been identified as 24-year-old Kevin Lobo. A spokesperson from Michigan Technological University says Lobo was a graduate student in computer science.  State Police troopers were called to the Canyon Falls Park in L’Anse Township Friday around …

The local CBS television affiliate has been pulled off DirecTV because of a contract dispute. WJMN is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting. Nexstar owns 171 stations across the nation – all of which have disappeared from DirecTV and other platforms operated by DirecTV’s owner, AT&T. On a website it set up …

A third arrest has been made in connection with a drug bust in Mohawk earlier this week. On Tuesday, two people were arrested. A spokesman for the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team said the raid on the Cliff Street residence netted more than $6,900 in cash, along with a quarter …

Good weather encouraged a good turnout at Independence Day parades and celebrations across the Copper Country for most of yesterday, although a line of showers and storms dampened some evening activities. Parades in Lake Linden, Hubbell, Dollar Bay, South Range and Baraga were well attended. At the Baraga County Lumberjack …