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Jun 10, 2022. For The Daily Mining Gazette. HOUGHTON — State data Wednesday listed another death blamed on COVID-19 in Houghton County in the past week, along with 44 new confirmed virus positives in the seven-day span. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Wednesday also had nine confirmed positives in ...
By GARRETT NEESE [email protected] HOUGHTON — A three-day showcase is displaying the ways in which Michigan Technological University is advancing artificial intelligence and incorporating it into its research, along with panels on the technology's possibilities and pitfalls. The Showcase AI Event includes technology demonstrations, speakers, panel discussions and displays of student ...Jul 26, 2023. For the Mining Gazette. Joe Kirkish, Houghton resident and retired professor from Michigan Tech’s Department of Humanity, will be celebrating a final autographing session from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at Calumet Mercantile & General Store. The book, “Long Exposure,” began as a writing assignment while studying at the ...MINING GAZETTE ×. News. Local News ... Robin Kisiel (6) and Iron Mountain's Gigi Sampoll battle for position on the soccer field during a game Wednesday at Houghton High School. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) Los Angeles Kings' Matt Roy (3) chases Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) as goalie David Rittich (31) poke checks the ...Obituaries. Mar 5, 2024. ATLANTIC MINE — Don W. Kilpela, 69, resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, in his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 17, 1954, in Hancock, the son of the late Tauno and Toini (Wiitala) Kilpela. Don graduated from Jeffers High School in 1972 and earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from ...Sep 18, 2023 · Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Former Circuit Court Judge Charles Goodman and his wife, Christine, stand beneath his portrait in the Houghton County circuit courtroom. The Copper Country Bar Association held a ceremony honoring Goodman Friday. HOUGHTON — The portraits hanging on the back wall of the ...
(Daver Karnosky/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — With the help of six goals from winger Cale Markham, the defending Gibson Cup Champion Portage Lake Pioneers hockey team cruised to a sweep of the Calumet Wolverines over the weekend in a home-and-home series. With the wins, the Pioneers improved to 5-1 on the season, but, …[email protected]. Nick Wilson/Daily Mining Gazette Grocery shoppers exit Tadych’s Econofoods in Houghton on a snowy Monday afternoon. HOUGHTON — Tadych’s Econofoods will soon have a new name and a new owner. Coborn’s Inc., a Minnesota based grocery retailer, is in the process of purchasing the …
Hancock's Dan Rouleau, Calumet's Dan Giachino and Houghton's Corey Markham have continued the strong hockey traditions at their alma maters. (Eden Laase/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — It’s October and Houghton County has just experienced its first snow of the season. It’s barely sticking to the ground, but water is …
Snow, winds force closures in Keweenaw. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Jordan Peterson of Peterson Services plows a parking lot on Houghton Avenue in Houghton Wednesday afternoon. A low-pressure system coming from the central Plains brought several inches of snow and high gusts to the Keweenaw Tuesday night and Wednesday.KBC been brewing 20 years. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Eric Gray, Zoe Woodworth, Tom Duex, Ryan Gray and Dick Gray stand behind the bar at the …HOUGHTON — On Saturday, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist along with a delegation including Michigan Technological University President Rick Koubek, became some of the first people to get early look at the university’s new H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex.. The building, approved by the Legislature in 2019 and …As of late Saturday afternoon, it had been a busy weekend. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Samples are seen on display at the Gem and Mineral Show at Houghton Elementary School Saturday. "Yesterday, you could hardly move," Schriver said. "It's a steady day today.". Rachel Wicklund of Kingsford and her family have been coming for ...
Jan 17, 2024. ? AUSTIN, MN — Deacon Richard B. "Richie" Aho, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2024 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin surrounded by his wife Jo Ann, family and the special caregivers of Sacred Heart. Rich was born on December 31, 1944 to Ahti and Irene (Oikarinen) Aho in Laurium, Michigan.
Houghton forward Jace DeForge skates up ice during a game against Hartland Saturday at Dee Stadium in Houghton. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins kicked off the 2023-24 season with a winning spirit on the ice over the weekend.
Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Houghton City Council approved a commercial rehabilitation district for the building at 109 Shelden Ave., where owners plan to turn it into a mixed-use property with apartments. HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council voted Wednesday to establish a commercial rehabilitation district to redevelop a downtown ...JROTC presents at H-PT meeting. Front Page. Feb 28, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board President Amanda Massaway talks with Houghton High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets after their presentation at Monday's board meeting.HANCOCK — For the second year in a row, the Negaunee Miners took home the annual WestPAC softball trophy as they defeated the Hancock Bulldogs 10-0 in five innings. The Miners did not allow an opponent to score a run all day. The No.1-seed Miners shut out Gwinn and Ishpeming to get to the championship game against the No. 3-seed Bulldogs (14-6).HOUGHTON - December 11, 2023. Russell (Russ) Rorick Raymond, age 89, of Houghton, MI peacefully passed away at Keweenaw Aspirus Hospital. Born October 8, 1934 to Russell B. and Marie L. (Rorick) Raymond in Adrian, MI, Russ graduated as salutatorian from Adrian High School in 1952. He attended the University of Michigan and Michigan Tech […]Houghton Daily Mining Gazette staff. EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala announced on Tuesday that the county is seeking public input in the early stages of planning for a ...Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Julien Properties will receive a $148,000 loan for interior improvements to the Rhythm building to create new tenant spaces. The Houghton City Council approved the revolving loan fund expenditure Wednesday. HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council approved a ...
Oct 18, 2021 ... Klein is hoping to have the first transmitters ready by early December, the Daily Mining Gazette reports. This spring, Houghton County Detective ...A Houghton public works truck sands Shelden Avenue during Monday’s snowfall. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo) HOUGHTON — An early winter storm hit the Copper Country Sunday. After a ...Storm hits Houghton County the hardest. News. Jan 18, 2024. Houghton Daily Mining Gazette staff. The winter storm that has extensively impacted Houghton County appears to be a localized event, at ...Mar 7, 2024. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Lake Linden 10th-grader Samantha Blake and Lake Linden teacher Jennifer Saaranen work to decode the handwriting of a 1762 will at an activity station during the local History Day competition at Michigan Technological University Wednesday.HOUGHTON — Houghton will host an open house 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29 to let the public weigh in on what they want to see happen with the Lakeshore Drive parking dec. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Mary Kaminski addressed the Houghton City Council about the proposed Verna Mize Triathlon in June. On Wednesday, after the council discussed ...
(Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo by Eddie O'Neill) Ishpeming High School made No. 6 when both boys and girls tennis teams won MHSAA U.P. Division 2 titles, the boys for the first time since ...The Allouez Township Community Center is pictured. (Photo courtesy of Allouez Township website via Houghton Daily Mining Gazette) ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — The state of Michigan Department of Treasury ...
Jun 6, 2023. Garrett Neese. Staff Writer. [email protected]. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette The City of Houghton and Walmart have agreed to forego a Michigan Tax Tribunal hearing in the hopes of reaching an agreement regarding the taxable value of the Houghton store. HOUGHTON — Walmart and the City of Houghton have agreed to forego ...Obituaries. Feb 3, 2024. CALUMET - Paul Lehto, age 85, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on February 1, 2024, at the Omega House located in Houghton, Michigan. Paul was born in Wolverine Location November 28, 1938. He attended Wolverine, Centennial and Calumet High School and graduated in 1957. Paul served six years in the US Army ...CALUMET — Linda M. Luoma, 68, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Canal View-Houghton County. She was born on August 13, 1952, in Laurium to Leonard and Ellen (Lassila) Hill. She and her family moved to the Bessemer area when she was a young girl. She graduated from A.D. […]HOUGHTON — Heavy snow and a light ballot combined for a slow day of in-person voting for May's election. The only county-wide measure on Tuesday's ballot was the 10-year, 1.37-mill renewal of Houghton County's road millage. There were other local millages in villages and townships through Baraga, Houghton and Ontonagon counties, predominantly for roads and […]Houghton Daily Mining Gazette. HOUGHTON — A Wisconsin woman has been declared competent to stand trial for the December murder of a Hancock Township man. Margaret Kempainen, 50, of Hartland ...Houghton's Bryce Pugh goes in for a layup against Kingsford's Morgan Sleik during a game on Tuesday at the Houghton High School gym. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) That's because the 2021-22 Gremlins' season ended with a playoff loss to the Kingsford Flivvers, and this year's campaign began with a 90-60 loss on Tuesday to the ...Obituaries. Mar 5, 2024. ATLANTIC MINE — Don W. Kilpela, 69, resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, in his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 17, 1954, in Hancock, the son of the late Tauno and Toini (Wiitala) Kilpela. Don graduated from Jeffers High School in 1972 and earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from ...Houghton Daily Mining Gazette staff. Eli Schaefer captured video of a cougar catching a deer before dragging it away via a camera he had set up at a favorite hunting site near Toivola. (Photo ...Hancock, Houghton celebrate Community Night Out. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Travis Peterson paddles his dragon kayak before the start of Saturday’s boat parade as part of Community Night Out. Peterson won the grand prize given to the best boat concept by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce. HOUGHTON — Fun was …
Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Damian Radke, 8, of Tamarack, throws a dart at a balloon to win a prize at the Houghton County Fair Saturday. “I got to hold an alligator,” he said. “He wants to be an alligator rescuer,” Anthony said. While the petting zoo was the only spot to catch alligators, people could also go to the barns to see ...
Houghton Daily Mining Gazette. HANCOCK — The Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly brought people together for an Easter dinner that over time has become a sort of family reunion.Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Carrying flags from America and Finland, members of Hancock 's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps lead off Saturday's Heikinpäivä parade. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Lindsay Jenson of Houghton pushes her daughter Seda Jenson, 10, on a kicksled during Heikinpäivä Saturday.HOUGHTON — Some of the top snowboarders in the Midwest will converge on Huron Street in Houghton Saturday for a night of crowd-pleasing jumps, flips and other tricks. The Jibba Jabba rail jam event is back for a second year after a 10-year layoff. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Builders prepare the Jibba Jabba course along …Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette While there are countless brands of vape products on the market, popular belief states that available flavors drive youth to use vape products. ... Marc Slis, owner of 906 Vapor, in Houghton, sells vaping products and he has been a longtime advocate for vaping as a successful means of quitting smoking, and he ...Paula Porter/For the Mining Gazette. HOUGHTON — Jibba Jabba 2024 was in full swing Saturday evening in downtown Houghton. Spectators arrived in winter attire and quickly lined up on both sides of Huron Street to view the big snowboarding event. Dusk fell and bright lights placed along the route lit the course.MTU approves 2023 budget. Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Michigan Technological University President Rick Koubek makes remarks during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved a general fund budget and set tuition rates for the coming year at …Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Residents hold signs protesting Walmart’s attempt to lower its property taxes Wednesday afternoon. HOUGHTON — As a stream of cars drove in and out of the Walmart parking lot Wednesday afternoon, residents and local officials held signs protesting the company’s push for lower property taxes on the Houghton store.HOUGHTON — Land behind Walmart could turn into a residential development. The Houghton City Council approved giving city manager Eric Waara permission to negotiate an option for purchase for about 130 acres of city-owned land behind Walmart. The option would allow the potential buyer, JM Longyear, to conduct due …
[email protected]. Gardeners attending Saturday's seed swap at the Portage Lake District Library found the greatest selection of seeds. (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — A snowy, November-like morning did not deter people from attending the third annual Seed Swap, conducted at the Portage Lake District Library on ...Houghton's Ethan Heckel receives a pass up field in a game against Iron Mountain Tuesday at Alumni Field in Houghton. (Eddie O'Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — Monday night's soccer matchup between the Houghton Gremlins and the Iron Mountain Mountaineers looked a lot like their first meeting in Iron Mountain earlier this season.Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Mary Jennings, who has been director of the Rozsa Center since 2014, is leaving to become executive director of the Grand Rapids Ballet. HOUGHTON — The longtime director of the Rozsa Center is moving on to a new position downstate. Mary Jennings, who became director in 2014, stepped down last month effective ...Instagram:https://instagram. lanta bus 101intrust bank national associationrosedale gasalleguard west brookfield mastine home and yard iowasuperintendent brockton public schools Obituaries. Feb 3, 2024. CALUMET - Paul Lehto, age 85, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on February 1, 2024, at the Omega House located in Houghton, Michigan. Paul was born in Wolverine Location November 28, 1938. He attended Wolverine, Centennial and Calumet High School and graduated in 1957. Paul served six years in the US Army ... anvy nails union The Calumet High School hockey team celebrates with the MHSAA Division 3 Region 17 championship trophy after defeating Houghton 5-1 on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Houghton, Mich. (Adam Niemi/The Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — Good things come to those who wait. Under the new playoff format, both the Calumet Copper Kings and Houghton ...Apr 27, 2024 · Gremlins baseball takes two from Copper Kings. April 27, 2024. HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins arrived at their home field Thursday with hitting on their minds. They swung their way to a sweep of the visiting Calumet Copper Kings with scores of 12-3 and 14-3. The second game ended in the fourth due to the 10-run mercy run. HOUGHTON — A successful piece of civil engineering can largely fade into the background. ... Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Andrew Rossell, left, Michigan section president for American Society of Civil Engineers, holds a microphone for Tom D'Arcy, design engineer for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, as he reads a poem celebrating the ...