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4 days ago — HOUGHTON — Below are unofficial election results throughout the Copper Country from Tuesday’s election. 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit (14,142) was elected to a partial term ending Jan. 1, 2027 for the circuit court, which covers Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Baraga County County officials Prosecutor Joseph O’Leary (Republican, 3,064), Sheriff Joe Brogan (R, […]
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3 days ago — LAKE LINDEN — Robert Earl Bessonen, also known as “Bear,” age 67, of Lake Linden, passed away at his home on November 5, 2024. He was born on September 17, 1957, in Dearborn, Michigan, a son of Earl and Eva (Tiri) Bessonen. He graduated from Redford Thurston High School in 1975. In 1982, he graduated […]
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4 days ago — HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech will be hosting its annual 41 North Film Festival Nov. 7-10. The festival will include several feature films, such as Bad River (2024), Eternal You (2024), and the artificial intelligence-generated Eno (2024). The festival’s over 20 films and shorts programs will be shown in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts […]
Results posted for local races - The Mining Gazette
3 days ago — Staff Writer. [email protected]. HOUGHTON — Below are unofficial election results throughout the Copper Country from Tuesday’s election. 12th Circuit Court. Judge Brittany Bulleit (14,142) was elected to a partial term ending Jan. 1, 2027 for the circuit court, which covers Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Baraga County.
Voters turn out for Election Day - The Mining Gazette
4 days ago — 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.
Huskies football returns home to face Lakers for final home game
2 days ago — HOUGHTON — Coming off a 20-7 win over GLIAC-affiliate Roosevelt, the Michigan Tech Huskies football team has won its last two games. They are now 6-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play as they head into their final home game of the season against No. 5 Grand Valley State this weekend. The Huskies faced the […]
Early voting period wraps up statewide | News, Sports, Jobs - The ...
5 days ago — 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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Nov 2, 2024 — HOUGHTON — A number of write-in candidates in the Copper Country filed by the Oct. 25 deadline to be added to the November ballot. Candidates ran in Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties; none had filed in Baraga. Houghton County At the county level, Teresa Karinemi filed to run against incumbent Jennifer Kelly for clerk and […]
H-PT Schools bond narrowly passes - The Mining Gazette
3 days ago — [email protected]. HOUGHTON — Houghton-Portage Township Schools´ $23 million bond proposal for an early childhood center at the Houghton Elementary School and other facility upgrades won a narrow victory Tuesday night. The measure passed 1,820 to 1,790 in unofficial results released Tuesday night. “On behalf of the Houghton-Portage ...
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4 days ago — HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech will be hosting its annual 41 North Film Festival Nov. 7-10. The festival will include several feature films, such as Bad River (2024), Eternal You (2024), and the artificial intelligence-generated Eno (2024). The festival’s over 20 films and shorts programs will be shown in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts […]