The Mining Gazette

Rescue at Rainbow Falls

WAKEFIELD — The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office Monday released a statement regarding a rescue they facilitated at Rainbow Falls that day. “At a…

At a standstill

HANCOCK — The City of Hancock Planning Commission met Monday to discuss plans regarding Navy Street and to update the public on a proposed ordin…

Chris Anderson

HOUGHTON — Christine (Chris) Sartorelli Anderson, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, the day of her 52nd wedding anniversary, su…

Child abuse case adjourned

ESCANABA – The child abuse case involving a former teacher’s aide at the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) Learning Center…

Deadly shooting downstate

MISSAUKEE COUNTY — A teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in shootings that prompted a wide search for the fleeing gunman, whose body…

Against the grain

HANCOCK — Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the vaccine recommendations for early childhood across the U…

Hero comes home

SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP – After nearly 82 years, a local soldier has finally returned home to the Copper Country. Sergeant Robert James Goldsworthy…

Robert Traglia

CHICAGO — Robert A. Traglia passed away peacefully on August 9, 2026, at the age of 97, at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Chicago. Bob was…

The search for Stella

IRON MOUNTAIN — In the blink of an eye, Stella pulled off an escape act worthy of Harry Houdini. What happened next was no magic trick. For nine…

Seeking a resolution

LAURIUM – In June, Laurium Village Manager Ian Lewis submitted an email to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly requesting the county board plac…

Trial averted

HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Circuit Courtroom was filled with prospective jurors Monday, there for the trial Jeffry Glaster. However the proc…

A new approach

HANCOCK — Hancock City Council met Wednesday in regular session, where it discussed the Navy Street development, upcoming city projects and vote…

El-Sayed wins Senate primary

DETROIT — Progressive U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has defeated moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary, which…

?One person’s trash …’

HANCOCK — The City of Hancock looks to sell, sell, sell this weekend. After purchasing the buildings of the former Finlandia University — which…

Gargoyle returned

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The last ghoulish gargoyle has been returned to its perch as part of a two-year restoration of a Kentucky cathedral with a…

Unleashed Potential

ESCANABA – At Alger Correctional Facility in Munising, a unique partnership with the Delta Animal Shelter in Escanaba is transforming lives on b…

Student designers set tone for Sauna Week

HANCOCK — “You either love it or you hate it,” Brita Hepokoski explained. The senior graphic design student at the Career & Tech Center in Hanco…

Escanaba paper mill temporarily closes due to fungal illness

ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A contract worker at a northern Michigan paper mill has died from a fungal infection that has forced the business to temp…