16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (341+ words) CALUMET TOWNSHIP - Construction on the addition of the chalet at Swedetown Trails has begun, according to Calumet Township Supervisor Tim Gasperich. Planned improvements include expanding and renovating the chalet, paving accessible parking and sidewalks, and enhancing connections to the universally…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (474+ words) MARQUETTE — Earl Pleau, who as a teenager was found guilty of two counts of felony murder for the February 1982 killing in Marquette of Colleen Ryan, was back in court last week and may be eligible for parole, courtesy of a…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (322+ words) HANCOCK -- The 6th annual YOOP! Fest is Sept. 18-19 at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. The U.P. hardcore and alternative music scenes will mest with musicians from the upper Midwest in a two-day celebration. The festival is sponsored by The Fire Station in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (160+ words) The Mining Gazette Poor Artists Sale applications open Date of event is Dec. 5 Hancock- The application period for artist booths is open for the 50th annual Poor Artists Sale. The Poor Artists Sale is an annual juried holiday art fair hosted…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (291+ words) HOUGHTON - Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saaranen will hold weekly meetings throughout the month of September. The informal meetings are scheduled for every Thursday in September at 2 p.m., and an additional meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 22. All meetings will take place at…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (426+ words) ESCANABA -- Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba to Washington, D.C., today on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans -- including one woman -- who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars were expected to board Mission…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (437+ words) HOUGHTON -- At the regular August meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Houghton County Jail Committee Co-Chair Faith Morrison proposed a resolution to define the November $28 million jail bond proposal in plain language. The resolution detailed eight specific project…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (332+ words) ESCANABA — After considering a plea offer, a former teacher’s aide at the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District Learning Center has decided to proceed to a jury trial. Robin Merle Popour, 54, of Gladstone, appeared in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court Wednesday…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (360+ words) HOUGHTON -- After 33 years with the Houghton City Police Department, Lt. Nick Roberts officially retired Friday. The police department and the city of Houghton hosted a retirement celebration for him in the Houghton City Council Chambers. Police Chief John Donnelly said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (233+ words) According to Wood, KBIC Pre-Primary Education, Ojibwa Early Learning Center, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) Little Eagles, KBIC Maternal and Child Health and other regional organizations were represented at the camp. Participants registered through MiRegistry could receive credit for…...