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Snow, winds force closures in Keweenaw. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Jordan Peterson of Peterson Services plows a parking lot on Houghton Avenue in Houghton Wednesday afternoon. A low-pressure system coming from the central Plains brought several inches of snow and high gusts to the Keweenaw Tuesday night and Wednesday.Daily Mining Gazette. The Daily Mining Gazette is a prominent newspaper based in Houghton, Michigan, serving the local community and surrounding areas since its establishment in 1858. As one of the oldest newspapers in the state, it has played a crucial role in providing news, information, and entertainment to the residents of Houghton.Submit News. * Category: * Title: * Information: Enter your text inside the information box using the example to the right as a guide. (DO NOT use all caps). Text box will automatically jump to the next line when needed. Only start a new line (by hitting ENTER) when starting a new paragraph. * Full Name:HOUGHTON — The flags of 40 countries waved on the Houghton waterfront Saturday for the 32nd annual Parade of Nations. This year's was the first since 2019, after a year off due to COVID-19. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Members of the Finlandia women's hockey and men's baseball teams participate in the [email protected]. Gardeners attending Saturday's seed swap at the Portage Lake District Library found the greatest selection of seeds. (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — A snowy, November-like morning did not deter people from attending the third annual Seed Swap, conducted at the Portage Lake District Library on ...

(Daver Karnosky/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — While this winter has been relatively mild, St. Patrick’s Day weekend proved to be a tough one for several Michigan Tech Huskies football players to share their love of the game they play while going to college with a number of children from throughout the Copper Country. Winds of over …Feb 2, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Antonio Adan, housing specialist for the Marquette County Land Bank, talks during a presentation on brownfield redevelopment Wednesday. HOUGHTON — Houghton officials and other county figures heard a presentation Wednesday on economic tools ...

Sep 16, 2022 · HOUGHTON — Land behind Walmart could turn into a residential development. The Houghton City Council approved giving city manager Eric Waara permission to negotiate an option for purchase for about 130 acres of city-owned land behind Walmart. The option would allow the potential buyer, JM Longyear, to conduct due diligence activities such as surveying, geotechnical […]

CALUMET — Agriculture is making a comeback in Houghton County, and through the efforts of three local farm owners, the Copper Country now has an outlet for lo ... Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette Jean McParlan, of the St. Johns Creek Farm, of Hancock Township, in the new Frozen Farms Company agricultural store, located at 320 Fifth Street ...HOUGHTON — When preparing the Lakeshore Drive project, Houghton had originally pared back some expenses to account for costs. With the project coming in $67,000 under budget, the city can fit some of that back in. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette After the Lakeshore Drive corridor work came in significantly under budget, the …Houghton Daily Mining Gazette staff. The Kivajat Finnish Folk Dance troupe, now in its 20th year, performed at the Finnish Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, with several dances ...Floods flash through Lake Linden. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Mud is seen piled along the roadway Wednesday after overnight flooding in Lake Linden. HOUGHTON — A culvert failure on the hillside above Lake Linden led to flooding in part of the village Tuesday night. In a Facebook post, the Lake Linden Volunteer Fire Department urged ...

Feb 3, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Tau Kappa Epsilon’s statue is seen in progress on the Michigan Technological University campus Friday. HOUGHTON — Despite unusually warm weather, Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival is underway with only slight ...

[email protected]. Saaranen. HOUGHTON — By a 2-1 vote, Houghton County's Appointment Committee appointed Josh Saaranen the new county sheriff. Saaranen, who now works as detective lieutenant for the department, said becoming sheriff had been a longtime goal. "Ultimately I want to be the sheriff of the people and for the people, and ...

Front Page. Aug 16, 2023. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette The Hancock City Council named Kurt Rickard, second from right, as mayor, and Lisa McKenzie, left, as mayor pro tem during a special meeting Monday. HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council decided on a new mayor and vice-mayor at a ...Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Houghton will seek additional feedback from residents on subdivisions west of M-26 on whether streetlights should be added to their neighborhoods. After some residents in subdivisions west of M-26 requested streetlights for safety reasons, the city surveyed the neighborhoods last year.HOUGHTON — A successful piece of civil engineering can largely fade into the background. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Andrew Rossell, left, Michigan section president for American Society of Civil Engineers, holds a microphone for Tom D'Arcy, design engineer for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, as he reads a poem celebrating the ...Houghton police seeks applicants. HOUGHTON — The city of Houghton announced it is seeking applications for its police department, said Police Lt. Nick Roberts. The city of Houghton will pay the tuition of the applicants to attend the police academy at Northern Michigan University. "Right now, we are looking to fill two full-time positions ...HOUGHTON - December 11, 2023. Russell (Russ) Rorick Raymond, age 89, of Houghton, MI peacefully passed away at Keweenaw Aspirus Hospital. Born October 8, 1934 to Russell B. and Marie L. (Rorick) Raymond in Adrian, MI, Russ graduated as salutatorian from Adrian High School in 1952. He attended the University of Michigan and Michigan Tech […]

HOUGHTON — Before a packed Dee Stadium Friday night of Wing Ding week, the Houghton Gremlins hockey team found its footing, scoring a goal in each of the first two periods before racking up three more in the third to top the Hancock Bulldogs, 5-0. Just the atmosphere alone made the game memorable. "The biggest […]Nov 13, 2021. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Anders Hill answers questions from board members prior to being named Houghton-Portage Township Schools superintendent at Monday’s meeting. Hill has been principal at Houghton Elementary School since 2013.(Eddie O’Neill/The Daily Mining Gazette) A banner honoring a World War II veteran hangs on a lamp post in Hubbell. The banners are part of the Houghton County Veterans Affairs Office’s Veteran Recognition Banner Program. More than 260 banners like this will be hung around Houghton County municipalities starting this Memorial Day weekend.Contact Us Contact information: Call 1 (906) 482-1500 to contact any staff member, or use the available e-mail link below. Phone: Local: (906) 482-1500Feb 2, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Antonio Adan, housing specialist for the Marquette County Land Bank, talks during a presentation on brownfield redevelopment Wednesday. HOUGHTON — Houghton officials and other county figures heard a presentation Wednesday on economic tools ...

HOUGHTON — Houghton County voters approved all millage renewals on the ballot by wide margins Tuesday. County turnout was light, with 13.55% of registered voters casting ballots. The only county-wide measure was the renewal of the operating millage for Canal View — Houghton County. That passed 2,835 (79.8%) to 718 (20.2). The four-year millage is […]

HOUGHTON — State data Tuesday showed Houghton County since July 26 has recorded three more deaths blamed on COVID-19, along with 75 new confirmed coronavirus positives. In the same seven-day span, Baraga County had nine confirmed cases and Keweenaw County five, both a decline from the previous week. The Michigan Department of Health and Human […]News, events, weather, obituaries and moreSnow, winds force closures in Keweenaw. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Jordan Peterson of Peterson Services plows a parking lot on Houghton Avenue in Houghton Wednesday afternoon. A low-pressure system coming from the central Plains brought several inches of snow and high gusts to the Keweenaw Tuesday night and Wednesday.Michigan Tech Nordic ski team coach Tom Monahan Smith gives instruction to the volunteers during a snow shoveling event Saturday at the Tech Trails in Houghton. (Tryg Solberg/For the Gazette) HOUGHTON — Over 30 members of the local ski community showed up to help shovel snow onto the Michigan Tech Trails on Saturday morning.The Cedar Rapids Gazette has long been a trusted source of news and information for the residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One particular section of the newspaper that holds a specia...Apr 4, 2023 · The board hired Larson, who previously served as administrator from 2020 to 2021, to replace the retiring Elizabeth Bjorn. HOUGHTON — Houghton County’s new administrator will be a familiar face. The county board voted 5-0 to hire Ben Larson at a special meeting Monday. He will replace Elizabeth Bjorn, who submitted her letter of resignation ... Dec 14, 2023. Dreyma Beronja. MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula residents voiced their support and concern about the proposed Line 5 tunnel through online public comment submissions for the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority meeting on Thursday. Residents across the state had the opportunity to share their opinions on the proposed tunnel either in ...Apr 27, 2024 · April 26, 2024 - Columns. Been watching television and listening to the news, and yes, it gets depressing. The item that caught my attention was the mother and father of the Michigan school shooter both will spend between 10 to 15 years in prison, for buying the gun that the student used to kill fellow students in his ... Rosanne Poisson, age 70, a resident of Houghton, MI, passed away on February 20, 2024, at Omega House in Houghton, MI. She was born January 26, 1954 in Laurium, MI to parents Francis and Mina Poisson. Rose received her Bachelor of Science from Northern Michigan University. She worked as a Home Health Care worker for […]

Mar 30, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette People browse tables during the Friends of the Michigan Tech Library's annual book sale Friday. HOUGHTON — "Thousands and thousands" of books were available for sale Friday during the Friends of the Michigan Tech Library's annual ...

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CALUMET — Virginia “Ginny” Eileen (Anderson) Erkkila, 80, of Calumet passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Ginny was born on November 1, 1943 to Abram and Aili Anderson. She grew up working hard and creating many memories with her siblings on the family farm in Woodland. She attended Calumet … Floyd Randall Garrett. April 17, 2024. CALUMET — Floyd Randall Garrett, 92, of Calumet passed away peacefully on April 12, 2024, at Canal View with his loving daughter and son-in-law by his side. Floyd was born November 26, 1931, in Eglon, West Virginia to the late Randall and Jenny (Bennett) Garrett. Feb 13, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily MIning Gazette Trenton Kyllonen is seen with his attorney David Gemignani at his sentencing hearing in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. Kyllonen was sentenced to a year in jail on multiple charges related to an online sting operation conducted last year.Jan 30, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Dominic Barrette, right, is sworn in during his hearing in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. HOUGHTON — A Hancock man pleaded guilty to charges related to downloading child pornography in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday.Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Firefighters combat a blaze at the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 918 College Avenue Friday morning. There were no injuries reported in the fire, which began before 4:30 a.m. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Firefighters combat a blaze at the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 918 College Avenue …Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Hancock resident Alan Salmi speaks in favor of Hancock's purchase of three former Finlandia University properties during a public hearing Tuesday night. The council voted 7-0 for the agreement with state-appointed receiver O'Keefe & Associates. ... such as the former Houghton High School. Resident Jim ...Houghton Daily Mining Gazette. HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University students grabbing a coffee on their first day back from spring break were treated to a new look, and taste, at the ...HOUGHTON — New Managing Editor Craig Peterson took charge at the Daily Mining Gazette this week, bringing fresh ideas on digital media and an old-school focus on media's role in American democracy. Peterson hails from Chicago's northern suburbs, where he worked most recently as a reference librarian after more than a decade writing and editing for newspapers.Houghton's Robin Kisiel (6) and Iron Mountain's Gigi Sampoll battle for position on the soccer field during a game Wednesday at Houghton High School. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — It was a historic day for Houghton High School sports on Wednesday.

[email protected]. HOUGHTON — The Lakeshore Drive Corridor Rehabilitation Project, including the demolition of the 45-year-old Lakeshore Drive parking deck, will be bid out in about five weeks, City Manager Eric Waara told the Houghton City Council Wednesday. MEDC will provide consultation to businesses connected to the Lakeshore Drive ...Candace Wolf/Daily Mining Gazette Trisia Narhi poses among items of historic railroad memorabilia at the Copper Range Depot Family Restaurant in Houghton. Candace Wolf/Daily Mining Gazette A shared sign reveals the close proximity of Copper Range Depot Family Restaurant and Roy's Pasties & Bakery to the Portage Lake lift bridge.MTU approves 2023 budget. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Michigan Technological University President Rick Koubek makes remarks during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved a general fund budget and set tuition rates for the coming year at …March 23, 2024. CHASSELL — Zachary Ray Lanctot, age 30, of Chassell Township passed away Tuesday March 19, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Zachary was born June 8, 1993 to Karen and Dennis Lanctot. He was a 2012 graduate of Hancock High School. Zachary was a joy to everyone he met and a ray of sunshine ...Instagram:https://instagram. gas prices fayetteville tnbrg9how many calories in a 20 oz mountain dewsermons by ge patterson Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Hancock resident Alan Salmi speaks in favor of Hancock's purchase of three former Finlandia University properties during a public hearing Tuesday night. The council voted 7-0 for the agreement with state-appointed receiver O'Keefe & Associates. ... such as the former Houghton High School. Resident Jim ... ashley strohmier agewegovy ambetter April 18, 2024. HOUGHTON — Tourism contributes about $360 million annually to the local economy in the Western Upper Peninsula, a recent study found. Researchers from the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute presented the findings of a multi-year study of the patterns and economic impact ... Page: 3 of 100. indiana toll road crash today (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — A snowy, November-like morning did not deter people from attending the third annual Seed Swap, conducted at the Portage Lake District Library on Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Western U.P. Food Systems Collaborative, with the Western U.P. Planning and …HOUGHTON — A Houghton middle school student was removed from the building Monday following a threat of school violence made to other students. A note sent to Houghton Portage Township Schools from Superintendent Anders Hill addressed the matter. The comment was reported to middle school principal, Mrs. Filpus. The student will remain out of school […](Eddie O'Neill/The Daily Mining Gazette) A banner honoring a World War II veteran hangs on a lamp post in Hubbell. The banners are part of the Houghton County Veterans Affairs Office's Veteran Recognition Banner Program. More than 260 banners like this will be hung around Houghton County municipalities starting this Memorial Day weekend.