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Houghton police to sponsor 2 candidates for academy

HOUGHTON — With positions to fill in the police department, the Houghton City Council approved the sponsorship of two cadets to police academy at its meeting Wednesday. The police department is applying for a $24,000 grant from the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards that would cover the cost of the academy training, including room and board. “We’re confident we’re going to be able to recover that money,” said Police Chief John Donnelly. The move comes as the department is seeking to fill two positions and amid a downturn in interest in police positions ...

Houghton parent-teacher group celebrates students

HOUGHTON — Houghton Elementary School kids got the rock-star treatment Thursday during the annual Rock Your School event. As kids arrived Thursday morning, they were welcomed by live music by local musicians. Inside, a red carpet led them to an arch of balloons. The PTO began organizing the event three years ago as a way to recognize students. In keeping with the concert theme, they all got VIP passes. “These are our very important people,” said PTO member Angel Miller. PTO members and volunteers came in Wednesday night to help set up the music themed decorations, ...

Coborn’s Inc. announces Tadych’s Marketplace Grand Re-Opening

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE —The Lake Community Partnership helped Coborn’s Inc. celebrated the grand re-opening of the Marquette Tadych’s Marketplace with a ribbon cutting recently. Coborn’s Inc. is the parent company of the marketplace, which is located at 1401 O’Dovero Dr., in ...

IM plans to improve 2 school gymnasiums

By MARGUERITE LANTHIER The Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Gymnasiums in the Izzo-Mariucci Building and Central Middle School will get a facelift thanks to some recent donations. Iron Mountain Public Schools received a $100,000 gift from the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools and decided to use the money to upgrade its middle school and high school gyms. The high school gym in the Izzo-Mariucci Building will get a paint job as well as a new sound system and lighting. The floor will be refinished and mechanicals for the baskets will be replaced. Most of the work will be ...

Prosecutor: Board has opened up county to litigation

By ILSA MINOR Daily Press ESCANABA — Prosecutor Lauren Wickman raised concerns Tuesday that the Delta County Board of Commissioners had opened the county up to litigation and were out of compliance with state law following actions taken by the board last month. “I’m providing this update because I’m highly concern about what occurred on Sept. 19 for a variety of reasons,” Wickman told the board. The first concern raised by Wickman was the change put forward by Commission Chair Dave Moyle to make Attorney Scott Graham, who was controversially hired in March to represent ...

Partial eclipse of sun visible in Escanaba Saturday

By DAN YOUNG Daily Press ESCANABA — On Saturday, October 14 if skies are clear, a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible in Escanaba. Beginning at 11:40 am EDT the moon will pass between the Earth and sun covering about 35% of the solar disc at maximum at 12:56 p.m. This partial ...