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WEB3 days ago · Ingeborg Viola (Aittama)Thomas, 92, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2024. She was affectionately known as “MA” to dozens of kids that knew her. Inge was born on October 23, 1931, and sat at number 11 of 12 children born to Charles Aittama and Hilda (Erickson) Aittama of Bootjack/Lake Linden, Michigan. Ma met Ken “Pap” […]
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WEB3 days ago · Ingeborg Viola (Aittama)Thomas, 92, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2024. She was affectionately known as “MA” to dozens of kids that knew her. Inge was born on October 23, 1931, and sat at number 11 of 12 children born to Charles Aittama and Hilda (Erickson) Aittama of Bootjack/Lake Linden, Michigan. Ma met Ken “Pap” […]
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WEB4 days ago · September 10, 2024 - Local News. HOUGHTON — The trial of a Wisconsin mother and son accused of murdering a Hancock Township relative at his home last year has been postponed. Margaret Kempainen, 51, and Jacob Kempainen, 21, had originally been scheduled for the October trial docket. Last week, that was moved to January. ...
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WEB4 days ago · Council approves bid for new village hall roof. CALUMET — The Calumet Village Council last week approved a motion to accept the bid from Copper Range Roofing for replacement of the roof of the Village Hall. The bid is for the amount of $112,450, with a required 50% deposit upon signing the contract. The project is fully funded by a grant ...
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WEB3 days ago · Gremlins volleyball tops Jets. September 7, 2024 - Local Sports. PAINESDALE — On Thursday evening, the Houghton Gremlins topped the host Jeffers Jets, winning in five sets, 24-26, 25-23, 24-26, 25-18 and 15-13. Jeffers jumped out to a one-game lead by winning the first game by two. Houghton responded with a second set …
County investigating PFAS contamination at old landfill
WEBAug 15, 2024 · HOUGHTON — Houghton County is looking to see what remedies might be needed after PFAS contamination was detected at a former landfill site in Portage Township. The former Peterson-Lahti Landfill operated from 1988 to 1995, before modern safety standards went into effect. As a Type III landfill, it accepted construction material, …
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WEB4 days ago · CALUMET — The Calumet Theatre Chandelier Society’s project to replace a large chandelier that once hung in the auditorium of the theater received a generous donation on Thursday that puts the project a giant leap closer to completion. The Keweenaw Health Foundation provided a $15,000 check to support the Jim Enrietti …
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech’s senior quarterback Alex Fries has been named week one GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. The honor is the first of Fries’ career. Fries, hailing from Saginaw, Michigan, broke the school record for single-game passing yards (471 yards) with five touchdown passes in the longest game played …
Daily Mining Gazette 2022 Year in Review Top 10
WEBJan 11, 2023 · Daily Mining Gazette 2022 Year in Review Top 10. Features. Jan 11, 2023. Graham Jaehnig & Garrett Neese. 1. TNC purchases Keweenaw Heartlands. In the penultimate week of 2022, the Nature Conservancy announced that it had finalized the purchase of the full 32,469 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula known as the Keweenaw …
Koubek: Enrollment on rise | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette. HOUGHTON — The fall semester’s enrollment at Michigan Technological University will be the largest since the mid-1980s, President Rick Koubek said at Thursday’s meeting of the Tech board of Trustees. Women will also make up more than 30% of the student population for the first time in the …