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3 days ago · CHICAGO — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions locked in from the start and delivered a bounce-back performance. It came with a few team records, too. Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions remained on top of the NFC with their franchise-best 13th win, 34-17 over the Chicago Bears on […]
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1 day ago · Portage Township — Alice M. Papke, 88, a resident of Portage Township passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Canal View–Houghton County where she had been a resident patient. She was born on Oct. 20, 1936, in Baltic, a daughter of the late Lewis and Frances (Stimac) Hamlin. She attended St. Ignatius Loyola School and […]
State aid stalls for UP mine - The Mining Gazette
1 day ago · Opponents say the storage of mining waste in a 320-acre basin would threaten Lake Superior and the Presque Isle River. “Locating a mine waste dump so close to Lake Superior defies common sense,” said Dr. Al Gedicks, executive director of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council. “The risk of a tailings dam failure is …
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4 days ago · Sale of Hancock bus garage on hold. December 20, 2024. HANCOCK — The Dec. 16 deadline set by Hancock Public Schools for accepting requests of purchasing its bus garage has been tabled temporarily at the request of the city of Hancock.
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3 days ago · ESCANABA — At the site where the Stonehouse restaurant had proudly served Escanaba for decades, sheaths of ice coated the helmets of firefighters. Fed by powerful, steady streams from fire hoses still trained on the smoldering remains of the restaurant, chunks of snow like miniature icebergs flowed down Lincoln Road. …
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Early voting period wraps up statewide | News, Sports, Jobs - The ...
Nov 5, 2024 · HOUGHTON — More than 4,500 Copper Country residents cast early ballots as part of Michigan’s nine-day early in-person voting period, its first for a statewide election. Sunday was the final and highest-turnout day for early voting, drawing 189,442 voters to polling places across Michigan. Get-out-the-vote efforts locally included Huskies Vote Early day at Michigan Technological […]
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KEWEENAW COUNTY — For the 26th year, the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office has launched its No Kid Without a Christmas campaign, says Sheriff Curt Pennala. Pennala said this year’s campaign began a when some of the families in the program started reaching out the Sheriff’s Office about three weeks ago, before the launch was announced.
Voters turn out for Election Day - The Mining Gazette
Nov 6, 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.
Mine predicted to reverse sagging regional economy
Mar 29, 2024 · The Upper Peninsula was built on mining, Markkanen said in the release. With the MSF investment, “the community will start pumping out materials that will help rebuild the state and the country.” Highland Copper estimates the project will create 380 jobs when the mine is operational, with another 313 indirect jobs being created throughout the state.