Recent Updates

Two Local Students Headed To National History Competition

A pair of Copper Country students are advancing to the National History Day competition. Houghton High School’s Mary “Kate” Desrochers submitted her project, Julia Child: Establishing High Culinary Standards from the Television Kitchen. She was named a Senior Division Individual Documentary National Finalist. Lake Linden-Hubbell High School’s Patrick Myers submitted …

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Voters To Decide Key Ballot Proposals Today

Voters are heading to the polls today to determine the fate of some very important ballot items. The bond proposal for the Houghton-Portage Township Schools is up for a vote once again, after failing by only a handful of votes last year. At $10.9 million, Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil says the …

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Trial Date To Be Set For Marijuana Suspect

A case against a Grand Rapids man accused of selling drugs in the Houghton area is moving forward. 19-year-old Jon David Ettinger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court on Monday. His attorney requested a trial date be set with another pretrial ahead of it in hopes of working out a …

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