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Houghton County Fair Attendance Up–Here is a list of the award winners to date:

September 1, 2015 News 270

Houghton County Fair Award Winners Miss Houghton County Fair Queen: Alexis Aho, 1st Runner up, Sophie Rowe, 2nd Runner up, Briana Foreman The following winners were the Best of Show in the Junior and Senior Youth Divisions. Youth Still Exhibits Junior Youth Culinary – Food Preparation, Gregory Naasko Youth Fine Arts, …

Resolution Near In Looper Assault Case

September 1, 2015 News 113

The case against a Hancock man accused of attacking a woman with a knife took another step forward. 41-year-old Jeremy Vernon Looper appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court for a pretrial Monday. Looper is charged with 1st Degree Home Invasion which is a 20 year felony…and Assault with a deadly …

Peters Cosponsors Bill to Improve Health Care Access for Women Veterans

September 1, 2015 News 38

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced that he has cosponsored the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act, a bipartisan bill to improve Veterans Administration (VA) health care services to better meet the unique needs of women veterans. According to the VA, as of January 2015 there are more …

Now that the days are warming up, and residents are keeping up with summertime activities, ticks are…

Baraga County completes a 2 million dollar acquisition purchasing 1100 acres of forest and 4 million…

Finally at the end of a school year. Finally at the end of a semester. Now at the end of the week, G…

Four Michigan preservation projects including one in the Keweenaw Peninsula, earned Governor’s Award…

No injuries were reported by Ontonagon Village Fire in an early morning blaze Saturday. The Ontonago…

Recent Updates