4+ day, 10+ 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…...

6+ day, 10+ 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, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) LANSING -- The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources are reminding consumers to not move firewood long distances this holiday weekend to help prevent the spread of invasive insects and plant diseases. The agencies are also working…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (829+ words) HOUGHTON -- Former Houghton County attorney Evan Andrew Dixon was sentenced Monday to 18 to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder in the November 2023 shooting death of Theron Darrell Duncan. Dixon, 62, entered a no-contest plea in June to the charge stemming from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (698+ words) As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 nears, the biggest disgrace is that the attack’s evil mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has not been tried and sentenced to death. Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this injustice. The ACLU intervened…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (190+ words) ESCANABA -- The 2026 U.P. State Fair wrapped up on Aug. 23 following a record-setting week celebrating agriculture, entertainment, community and America's 250th anniversary under the theme "United in Fun." An estimated 108,500 entries passed through the gates at Michigan's only state fair this year, an…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (455+ words) HOUGHTON -- As summer winds down and local schools start up Sept. 8, roads and neighborhoods take on a different rhythm. School buses return to their routes, children walk and bike to school, parents navigate busy drop-off lines, and teenage drivers begin…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) HOUGHTON -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson will visit Michigan Technological University on Tuesday for a campus visit focused on critical minerals, workforce development and Michigan Tech’s role in advancing U.S. energy priorities. Robertson leads the U.S. Department of Energy’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) SAULT STE. MARIE - Most avid anglers can only dream about the exotic places where they would love to land their next big fish. Richard Barch, of Tecumseh, Mich. is one of those lucky outdoorsmen who has been able to fish…...