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The City of Houghton will be getting a new skatepark, but its location has been the subject of debate. Arguments were presented to the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday on whether to build the park at Kestner Waterfront Park or in the East Houghton Waterfront Park. The city …

Waste Management will be the city of Houghton’s service provider for curbside recycling. The decision was made at the city council’s regular meeting on Wednesday. Several community members at the meeting stressed their desire to see recyclables placed in bins or carts as opposed to bags. Commercial recycling had also …

The case against two Houghton County women accused of passing drugs to a jail inmate is moving forward. 29-year-old Jamie Ekdahl of Calumet and 35-year-old Sarah McMahon of Laurium both appeared in 97th District Court Wednesday. They are charged with Delivery/Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, a felony punishable by up …