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Grand Raffle at the Calumet Theater

Tonight at the Calumet Theater, the Grand Raffle will be taking place where one person will be going home with a lot of money. The prize money is $34,000 with $20,000 for the first prize winner. Executive Director Laura Miller says each year the raffle continues its success. This year, …

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Gas Tax Bill Passes House

The Michigan legislature has moved one step closer in gathering funds to fix the roads. The Michigan House has passed a road funding plan that phases out the sales tax on gasoline and replaces it with a wholesale tax on gas. The Republican backed plan, that cleared the lower-chamber last …

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Changes Coming for Michigan Transportation Fund Revenues

The House Transportation and Infrstructure Committee has made an amendment to a bill that will dramatically change how road funding in Michigan is distributed. Representative Scott Dianda offered the amendment, which would increase the amount of Michigan Transportation Fund revenues that local governments receive from the state. Dianda’s plan would …

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Deadline for Western U.P. Council

The deadline to submit an application for the Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council is today. The council includes approximately 20 members, each residing within the 10 western Upper Peninsula counties. Council members represent a wide variety of natural resource and recreation stakeholder groups and are chosen based on a …

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Names Released in U.P.S.E.T. Drug Bust

The names have been released of the four men facing drug charges after a number of U.P.S.E.T. investigations in Iron County. 26-year-old Justin Gollakner, 27-year-old Tyler Christensen, 28-year-old Corey Knepp and 23-year-old Dijon Carter are all charged with various delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance charges, including heroin and morphine. Knepp …

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Bars Can Now Stay Open Later

Some Michigan bars would be allowed to stay open later on weekends, under legislation approved by the state Senate. Just hours after being reported out of a Senate committee, the upper-chamber passed a bill that would allow establishments licensed to sell alcohol in central business districts to stay open until …

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Reward Offered in String of Break-ins in Houghton County

Police have released two surveillance photos of suspects who might be involved in a string of auto repair shop break-ins in Houghton County. Over two dozen auto repair shops throughout the county have agreed to combine resources and offer a reward worth $12,250 for information leading to the arrest and …

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Bankruptcy Hearing for AG MO-CP, LLC

A creditors meeting was held yesterday in Marquette at U.S. District Bankruptcy Court for a land-holding company involving the founders of one the largest construction companies in the Upper Peninsula. At issue is one of 33 limited liability corporations formed by the founders of the Moyle Construction Company in Houghton …

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Health Insurance Unchanged for Houghton City Employees

The city of Houghton has decided to opt out and continue its current practice in regards to how it pays for health insurance for its employees. City Manager Eric Waara says this has been the preferred choice for the city for quite some time. The other options were to pay …

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UPSET makes drug arrests in Iron County

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested four individuals on multiple drug counts Wednesday in Iron River. Three males and one female were taken into custody. They were charged with delivery/manufacturing of controlled substances including Ritalin, Oxycodone, Morphine and Heroin. All four individuals reside in the Iron River area. UPSET …

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