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Child Attacked By Dog, Owner Located

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office has located the owner of a pair of dogs, one of which was accused of attacking a 10-year-old child Sunday. Authorities say the attack happened around 8pm on Lower Point Mills Road in Torch Lake Township near Sandy Bottom Beach. The woman was said to …

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14 Weekends Left To Fix The Roads

Fourteen and counting–that’s the number of weekends remaining until November 1st. That fact was stated by Houghton City Manager Eric Waara as he discussed the state of road repair at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. Like most areas in the county, the city of Houghton is in a “wait-and-see” mode as …

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Planning Commission Seeks Solution To Rental Issues

Houghton is no longer a town with a college, but a university town.  That was the sentiment expressed by Chairman Tom Merz of the City of Houghton Planning Commission as they discussed rental issues Tuesday. The Planning Commission had been asked by the Houghton City Council to address several concerns …

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