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Congressman Jack Bergman Shows Support for U.S. and Michigan Hardwood Plywood by Visiting Timber Products Plant in Munising Munising, Michigan – Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, visited Timber Products’ hardwood plywood facility in Munising, MI – a member of the Coalition for …

IRON MOUNTAIN – Veterans and their families are invited to Veteran Town Halls being hosted in the region by the Oscar G. Johnson September 5 and 6, 2017.  Veteran Town Halls will be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 2 p.m. in Mohawk at American Legion Post 230, located at …

Four people were treated for injuries following a three-car crash Friday afternoon in Hancock. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were called out at 4:38 to the intersection of US-41 and Ingot Street. A statement released by the sheriff’s department says one driver was taken by ambulance to UP Health System-Portage. Three …

Cathy Isaacson was named the Exhibitor of the Year at the Houghton County Fair Friday. The award was formerly known as the Homemaker of the Year. Isaacson took the Silver Plate in the Needlework category. Other Silver Plates went to: – Joan Dostler for Culinary Arts – Billie Bloomfield for …

The Breakers to Bridge Paddle Festival, paddling events centering around the Keweenaw, is​ planned for Saturday September 9, 2017.  Friday begins with check-in at the Outdoor Adventure Program at Michgan Tech and then a casual social at the KBC at 6pm.  On Saturday, a 10 Mile non-­competitive timed paddle from …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work on Falls and Ravine Rivers (Baraga and Houghton Counties, MI) during September 5 – 14, 2017 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The …

The Rozsa Center and Parade of Nations present China Gold, the headline act for Michigan Tech’s 2017 Parade of Nations celebration, on Saturday, September 16, at 7:30 PM. China Gold is a spectacular international acrobatic presentation featuring many feats of strength, speed, and agility. With uplifting choreography and cinematic music, …

President and CEO John Niemela said the Hope House Homeless Shelter is closer to becoming operational. The paperwork to make Hope House a non-profit organization is on the way to the IRS and the process to receive the 501 (c) 3 status will begin. At the end of September, Hope …

The Houghton City Council amended ordinance 2017-284 last night at their regularly scheduled meeting. Ordinance 2017-284 regulates residential off-street parking. The new addition to the ordinance states if a parking area is not on a hard surface, then the parking area must have distinct separation from the non-parking area. If …

Just before 10:30 last night, all Upper Peninsula emergency dispatch centers experienced issues with cellular telephone 9-1-1 service and the Charter Communication land-line 9-1-1 service. The outage affected those who attempted to reach police, fire and emergency medical services at that time. The non-emergency lines were still in service, however. …