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The National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916. At the time, there were 35 national parks and monuments to look after—national parks and monuments had already been created at Yellowstone, Yosemite, and many other spectacular places—but they weren’t united under a single banner until Congress established the NPS …

For the 64th year, the Houghton County Fair will offer one last hurrah for the summer. The fair opens at 3pm today and visitors can expect the usual highlights and attractions, but Fair Board Member Bonnie DeCaire-Jones says there will be even more of them. Though there won’t be any …

The city of Houghton is in the process of updating its charter. A commission reviewed the current charter beginning in 2012 and found 22 items that needed to be updated. The charter was written in the 1960’s. Not all of the amendments can be changed at once…so the city selected …