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The much-talked-about Portage Lift Bridge rehab project scheduled for this winter has hit a snag. Dan Weingarten at the Michigan Department of Transportation Superior Region Office in Ishpeming confirms that bids on the project came in substantially over MDOT’s cost estimates. Bids were opened on Friday. The State Transportation Commission …

New term. Same city council. At last night’s Houghton City Council organizational meeting, the four incumbents that were on the ballot for last week’s election: Robert Megowen, Mike Needham, Gernot Joachim and Dan Salo, were sworn in for their new terms. The council then voted for Robert Backon to serve …

Tonight a special update on the White Pine Mine project will be given by representatives from Highland Copper. Project Manager Carlos Bertoni will speak at a town hall meeting at 7 o’clock at the Ontonagon Jr.-Sr. High School. He will give an update and overview of what is happening at …