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1 day ago · HOUGHTON — The capital improvements at UP Health – Portage this year add up to nearly $10 million — part of $60 million in investments over the past 10 years. “It’s been really great for the hospital and the community and we’re just continuing to upgrade,” said Ryan Heinonen, CEO of UP Health System – […]
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3 days ago · Hancock — Eugene W. LaRocca Jr. (Gene) 78, passed away at Omega House in Hancock, MI on November 8, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Gene was born July 7, 1946, in Carlisle, PA. He is predeceased by his parents, Eugene W. LaRocca Sr., February 2007, and Gladys J. LaRocca (George), October 1997, and […]
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3 days ago · HOUGHTON — As a New Yorker in the entertainment industry, film director Katie Dellamaggiore is self-effacing as she embraces the label of “a stereotype of this coastal elite lefty.” But, she said she’s been changed as a person by the time she spent in West Virginia and in screening the film in rural communities. “I […]
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1 day ago · HANCOCK — Hancock’s current mayor will preside over another year of meetings. At Wednesday’s organizational meeting, the council unanimously chose Kurt Rickard for another term. Rickard has served as mayor since 2023, when he was picked after former mayor Paul LaBine stepped down to become Houghton County’s prosecuting attorney. …
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2 days ago · HOUGHTON — After two years out of the post, Bob Backon was elected as Houghton’s mayor during Tuesday’s organizational meeting of the Houghton City Council. Backon was voted in 6-1, with the sole dissenting vote coming from Brian Irizarry, who had served as mayor since 2022. Backon had served as mayor pro tem for the […]
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3 days ago · HOUGHTON — As a New Yorker in the entertainment industry, film director Katie Dellamaggiore is self-effacing as she embraces the label of “a stereotype of this coastal elite lefty.” But, she said she’s been changed as a person by the time she spent in West Virginia and in screening the film in rural communities. “I […]
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Nov 7, 2024 · HOUGHTON — Below are unofficial election results throughout the Copper Country from Tuesday’s election. 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit (14,142) was elected to a partial term ending Jan. 1, 2027 for the circuit court, which covers Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Baraga County County officials Prosecutor Joseph O’Leary (Republican, 3,064), Sheriff Joe Brogan (R, […]
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4 days ago · WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — The Michigan Tech Huskies women’s basketball team earned a split to open their season during the Justagame D2 Midwest Region Tip-off. The Huskies lost their opener to Lewis on Friday, 68-57, but won Saturday over Thomas More, 73-59. HUSKIES TOP THOMAS MORE The Huskies earned its first win of the season, […]
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Nov 2, 2024 · HOUGHTON — A number of write-in candidates in the Copper Country filed by the Oct. 25 deadline to be added to the November ballot. Candidates ran in Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties; none had filed in Baraga. Houghton County At the county level, Teresa Karinemi filed to run against incumbent Jennifer Kelly for clerk and […]
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Nov 5, 2024 · HOUGHTON — Even with early and absentee voting, local precincts reported steady to high turnout on Election Day. By about 3:45 p.m., Houghton had gotten 643 in-person votes. Paired with the 538 early votes and 884 absentee votes, that put turnout on pace to eclipse the 2020 number of 2,260 voters, said Clerk Ann Vollrath.