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A call was received by Stanton Township Fire Department at 6:13pm on Tuesday, November 10th. The call reported smoke and fire from the attic of a home on Gedvillas Road in Stanton Township. Two people who were home at the time were out of the house when firefighters arrived. Stanton …

The C-L-K Board of Education had plenty of reasons to celebrate at their meeting Tuesday, In addition to congratulating the 2015 Varsity football team and coaching staff for it’s WestPAC championship season, the board also gave kudos to JROTC Raider team for finishing 2nd at the state finals in Jackson. …

The C-L-K Board of Education had plenty of reasons to celebrate at their meeting Tuesday, In addition to congratulating the 2015 Varsity football team and coaching staff for it’s WestPAC championship season, the board also gave kudos to JROTC Raider team for finishing 2nd at the state finals in Jackson. …

In an era when many businesses are moving out of downtown, Houghton is welcoming another new store. Urban Rustics recently opened the doors to their new digs on Shelden Avenue after moving from their old location on Ridge Road. Described as similar to a mall, this is not your average …

The wheels are turning for the sustainable small harbor management strategy project in Ontonagon. The group of meetings held over last weekend drew in over one hundred participants from the public. Ontonagon Village Manager Joe Erickson says this helps the village form a consensus of what they want for their …

The Houghton County Arena is in need of improvements. That was one of the topics discussed at Tuesday’s County Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioner Scott Ala says he has spoken with Portage Lake Multi-Ed, the group that operates the arena, and they estimate about $500,000 in upgrades are needed over …

New polling numbers show that if the presidential election were held today, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson would beat Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head match in Michigan, while Clinton would win if the Republican nominee were Donald Trump. The latest numbers from Denno Research found Carson with …

A Michigan House committee has cleared a pair of bills banning dismemberment abortion in the state, sending the measures to the full House. Rasheed Durowoju, a first year medical school student at Michigan State University, attended the hearing and says the legislation will do more harm than good. He says …

The straight ticket voting checkbox on the Michigan ballot would be history, under a bill that was fast-tracked through the Senate Tuesday. State Senate Republican Marty Knollenberg, the bill sponsor, says getting rid of the straight party checkbox would allow voters to fully engage in selecting leaders by voting for …

71 percent of all young adults in Michigan and nationwide are not able to join the military because of a lack of education, and other reasons. That’s according to two retired Generals who spoke in Lansing on Tuesday. Major General Gerald Miller of the US Army, (Retired), says a lack …