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The board of directors of FinnFest USA 2013 has begun distributing the revenue generated by its successful festival of nearly two years ago.  “The day the festival began we looked at each other and said, ‘We’re going to be fundraising for years,’ thinking we wouldn’t meet our expenses.  But, people …

At Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting, the council approved resolutions updating the city’s Fair Housing policy; accepted increased funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation; showed support for a proposed new microbrewery, the Houghton Brewing Company, on Sheldon Avenue in downtown; and to officially eliminate Oak Street which was removed …

The City of Houghton’s Trash Collection Center will be accepting certain materials free of charge during the month of May. The materials allowed are leaves, small branches, yard clippings, and construction material such as wood and brick. Wood must be in lengths of under four feet. City officials ask that …

Graduating Houghton High School students are working to make their final party great, and the city of Houghton is willing to help. Offered each year to the senior class, the students can earn $500 toward their party if 25 of them come out to do some volunteer work for the …

Downtown Houghton is going green, even during the winter. The city council approved up to $16,000 for baskets and evergreen plants that will be hearty enough to stay green throughout the area’s long gray winter months.

The city of Houghton could know as early as tomorrow if their effort to PACK the DEE was enough to earn a spot in second round in the Hockeyville USA contest. If selected, the city will begin a massive push for public support next week as the next round depends …

Less than a week remains to get your taxes filed if you haven’t already done so.  Hopefully, the end of tax season will also mean the end to the current IRS Scam that is targeting local residents. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly said that scammers have tried to pull the …

The frost line is slowly beginning to lift but the cool temperatures that we have been experiencing means some residents are still in danger of having their pipes freeze. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara says some previously frozen lines have opened up but he doesn’t recommend turning off the faucet …

The way Spring has been creeping into the area may not be fun for residents, but Houghton City Manager Eric Waara says it is actually helping with the fight against pot holes. The slow melting of snow and ice leads to less carnage, according to Waara, who is also acting …

This afternoon…the City of Hancock will be participating in the National Park Service’s initiative “Bells Across the Land: A Nation Remembers Appomattox,” commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. A ceremony will begin at 3:15pm at Lakeside Cemetery, where 11 Civil War veterans are buried. It …