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Ontonagon County’s Pelkola dies

Longtime Ontonagon County Board Chairman John Edwin Pelkola died peacefully at his home recently. Remembered for his devotion to his life’s endeavors, the 74-year-old Trout Creek resident passed away Feb. 23. One of the founders of SONCO Ambulance, Pelkola taught at Ewen-Trout Creek High School for 30 years. “Actually, I was a student of Mr. Pelkola when I was a student here,” said E-TC School District Superintendent Alan Tulppo. “I had him for both industrial arts and driver’s education. He enjoyed his job. He enjoyed working with kids. He knew how to get the best out of ...

DNR partners with deputies to patrol Houghton snowmobile complaints

HOUGHTON — Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers teamed up with deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office to address several recent loud noise complaints in the city of Houghton. The group sound enforcement patrol was conducted Feb. 11 along Trail No. 3 ...

Company confirms operations in Porkies

HOUGHTON — Officials with Highland Copper Company, Inc., of Longueuil, Canada, said recently Tuesday that it is conducting exploratory drilling in the Porcupine Wilderness State Park Tuesday to define what resources it has in the eastern section of the Copperwood copper-silver deposit, which is partially located in the Porkies. Highland will “obtain metallurgical samples and carry out further geotechnical studies to refine a mining plan.” Highland plans to drill up to 35 confirmatory holes totaling about 6,800 meters of core. Twelve of the 35 planned drill holes are located in ...

Distinguished Alumni Award

L’ANSE — Ford Motor Company Executive Rick Popp has been chosen as L’Anse Sacred Heart School’s Distinguished Alumnus for 2017. This award is given each year to a SHS alum that evangelizes through his/her life and shows exactly what it means to live their faith, as well as give back to ...

Pathways seeks Clubhouse: Facility would be site for the mentally ill

MARQUETTE — Pathways Community Mental Health is looking for a place for its Clubhouse project. A Clubhouse, part of an international model, is not a recreation center but a recovery-focused community offering people with mental illness the chance to achieve their full potential. ...

Students react to order, Tech administration

By GARRETT NEESE Special to the Journal HOUGHTON — The executive order banning travel to the U.S. from citizens of seven countries puts stress on international students and their families, and doesn’t make the country safer, Michigan Technological University international students said.  Numerous students attended Wednesday’s Tech Senate meeting, at which the senate passed a resolution asking the university to lobby against the executive order.  A Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering, said the Senate vote showed support for the concerns of international students. “We ...