1 day ago · CALUMET — As Calumet gears up for its year-long sesquicentennial celebration, Village Manager Megan Haselden has announced an organizational meeting and volunteer sign-up at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the Red Jacket Ballroom. Haselden, planning committee coordinator, said the meeting will be informal, similar to …

4 days ago · CALUMET — Sherry Lynn (Lantto) Lassila, age 50, of Calumet passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2025. She was born in Hancock on June 15, 1974 to Lloyd and Barbara (Baccus) Lantto at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hancock. Sherry was raised in Bootjack, MI and attended Lake Linden Schools. She married Brian Lassila on September […]

1 day ago · HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Board approved a three-year contract with the courthouse union at a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Under the new agreement, courthouse workers receive a 1.75% increase as of Jan. 1, and then an additional 0.75% increase on July 1. Raises for the remaining years of the agreement will depend on the […]

1 day ago · CALUMET — As Calumet gears up for its year-long sesquicentennial celebration, Village Manager Megan Haselden has announced an organizational meeting and volunteer sign-up at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the Red Jacket Ballroom. Haselden, planning committee coordinator, said the meeting will be informal, similar to …

1 day ago · CALUMET — As Calumet gears up for its year-long sesquicentennial celebration, Village Manager Megan Haselden has announced an organizational meeting and volunteer sign-up at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the Red Jacket Ballroom. Haselden, planning committee coordinator, said the meeting will be informal, similar to …

Harold “Billy” William Moilanen, age 77, passed away surrounded by family on Dec. 21, 2024. He was born on March 29, 1947 in Laurium, to the late Harold and Ann (Pechawer) Moilanen. Following his high school graduation, he entered into military service. He served honorably in the United States Army as a member of the […]

Jan 15, 2025 · GRAND RAPIDS — Mark Totten, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, announced his departure effective Monday, Jan. 20. President Biden nominated Totten on Nov. 12, 2021 and, after Senate confirmation, he began service on May 5, 2022. “I’m incredibly proud of the work my team and I have done to protect the public, […]

Jan 2, 2025 · Phillips said in Houghton County, the high temperatures were 9.1 degrees above normal while the lows were 10.4 degrees above the average. “Ten daytime high temperature records were broken in Houghton in the winter, dating from 1887 to the present'” He said. As a result of that record-breaking warmth, Great Lakes ice coverage for Winter 23/24 was one of the lowest on record.

Dec 13, 2024 · No paper to be distributed today due to mechanical difficulties Download a .pdf copy of the 12-13 newspaper.

Dec 28, 2024 · The Bootjack Fire Department is cautioning the public to stay off the ice on Torch Lake, due to unseasonably warm weather and thin ice. Fire Chief Dan Sarazin that in many places, the ice is two inches in thickness or less, and in areas where currents flow beneath the ice, the ice is still more […]