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John Douglas Allen was sentenced yesterday in two separate criminal cases relating to a 5 million dollar extortion plot using pipe bombs placed outside of cell phone stores in Cheyboygen and Sault Ste. Marie. The cases were separated because Cheyboygen and Sault Ste. Marie fall into different federal court districts. …

The Copper Country Habitat for Humanity. This group works to build starter homes in the area for families that need assistance. Currently the group is able to construct one home a year, mostly due to short construction seasons, and the availability of volunteers and materials. When the organization has raised …

Today we meet the first two groups participating in Giving Tuesday 2022. For many years the Barbara kettle Gundluch shelter home has provided care and salvation for domestic violence victims in the copper country. Executive Director Mary Niemala says that it has been incredible to see the generosity of the …

Traffic along College Avenue between Franklin Square and the Michigan Tech campus will return to normal this weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the detour that has been in effect since early summer will be lifted Friday afternoon at 5:00. Officials had hoped to have traffic back to normal …

With the College Avenue construction detour ending Friday, the Houghton City Council decided the fate of the temporary traffic signals at Sharon Avenue at its meeting last night. The city has received some positive comments about the lights, and had looked into the possibility of retaining them. To meet traffic …

Paul LaBine will continue as mayor of the City of Hancock. At last night’s organizational meeting, LaBine was re-elected unanimously by fellow city council members. Kurt Rickard will serve as Mayor Pro-Tem. The council also discussed options for filling the vacancy created by Tuesday’s election.  Michael Lancour had filed as …

A Copper Country native has been inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. Mary Locke Petermann was among those installed at a ceremony last evening. Petermann was born in Laurium in 1908, and attended Calumet High School. She went on to study at Smith College, then earned a Ph. …

There is no better feeling than supporting local charitable organizations. And before shoppers rush out to snag the best deals, don’t forget about Giving Tuesday. The annual day of giving, organized by the Portage Health Foundation, will bring together 26 local non profits and charitable organizations from the copper country. …

At the Portage Lake district Library this week, they plan to host Angela Badke, from the Ojibwa Community Library. Badke works for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community as a  Tribal Librarian. Tribal Libraries do more than provide library services, as they also serve as archivists, heritage centers, language repositories, and …

November is recognized by students, schools, and libraries as National Novel Writing Month. Starting tomorrow night, the Portage Lake District Library plans to help writers, young and old, put pen to paper and express the stories in their head. During National Novel Writing month on Wednesdays, writers are encouraged to …