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Addressing the housing crisis

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HANCOCK — The Western U.P. Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) has developed and launched a new website to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the Western U.P. — westernuphousing.org. Regional Planner Lisa McKenzie was the lead developer on the project and said affordable housing in the Keweenaw is a complex issue spanning across the rest of WUPPDR's working region. "We have Michigan Tech, that has a lot of students who for many years have been over saturating — or stressing the system. We have had more and more people go outside of the community from where they work to ...

The state of the street

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ESCANABA — As the seat of Delta County continues to carry out required infrastructure improvements and other projects, Ludington Street remains closed from the sixth to 17th blocks, with the exception of of 10th Street, which has been open to traffic for a couple weeks since work progressed ...

A fitting farewell

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COPPER HARBOR - After 45 years years, Battery D, First Michigan Light Artillery reenactment and living history group will visit the Fort Wilkins for last time this weekend, according to DNR Michigan History Center Historian Barry James said. The battery will encamp this weekend, today, tomorrow and Sunday. Re-creating the volunteer artillery unit organized at White Pigeon, Mich., in 1861, the group interprets army life of the period, demonstrating artillery drills, period cooking and soldiers' pastimes. Their encampment will feature costumed interpreters, tents, a depiction of army ...

Viau suspends campaign

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GLADSTONE — Steven Viau, former Gladstone City Commissioner and Delta County Commissioner, announced on Friday that he would no longer be seeking election to Michigan’s House of Representatives for the 108th District. Viau’s public statement cited "personal and family health ...

Jail committee to review ROMs

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HOUGHTON - The Houghton County Jail Committee is conducting a meeting/ work session today at 4 p.m. in the Conference Room, on the 5th floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. The meeting was initially scheduled for July 20, but was postponed. There are several goals for the meeting. The ...

Historically speaking - classic

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ISHPEMING — Anyone know when and who was the first female elected to the Ishpeming City Council? It happened in 1957, when Hilda Holmgren was elected, by write-in vote, to the city council. She never served, however. In late July of 1957, the Women's Civic League was formed with the stated ...