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4 days ago · Alice Harju Ross, 93, a resident of Calumet, Mich. passed away on Dec. 21, 2024, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1931 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Charley and Sadie (Cunningham) Quinley. Shortly after her birth, they moved to Detroit. She was a graduate of Pershing High School, class of 1949. She was […]
Obituaries | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
2 days ago · Alice Harju Ross, 93, a resident of Calumet, Mich. passed away on Dec. 21, 2024, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1931 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Charley and Sadie (Cunningham) Quinley. Shortly after her birth, they moved to Detroit. She was a graduate of Pershing High School, class of 1949. She was […]
Ruth Elaine Johnson | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
1 day ago · LIMINGA — Ruth Elaine Johnson, born in Liminga, went to be with the Lord surrounded by loved ones at age 95, on Dec. 20, 2024. Ruth was the eldest daughter to Victor and Helen (Kauppila) Koskela. She was a 1947 graduate of Houghton High School. Ruth was a member of the Watton Apostolic Lutheran Church […]
Warning: Stay off the ice | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
1 day ago · 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 […]
State aid stalls for UP mine - The Mining Gazette
3 days 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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2 days ago · Holidays can be a difficult time for people recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD) or substance use disorder (SUD). “Christmas and especially New Year’s Eve can be a difficult time for people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction,” says U.K.-based Rehab Clinics Group. “It’s a time for celebration but also one of expectation, where people […]
News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
2 days ago · Holidays can be a difficult time for people recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD) or substance use disorder (SUD). “Christmas and especially New Year’s Eve can be a difficult time for people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction,” says U.K.-based Rehab Clinics Group. “It’s a time for celebration but also one of expectation, where people […]
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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 […]
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.