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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives race for Michigan’s 1st District, Republican incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman is running against Democratic challenger Callie Barr, a former teacher and attorney from Traverse City. The 1st District covers the Upper Peninsula, as well as 20 counties in northern Michigan. A new interview with Bergman could not be […]
Voters turn out for Election Day - The Mining Gazette
9 小时之前 · 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.
Early voting period wraps up statewide | News, Sports, Jobs - The ...
1 天前 · 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 …
News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
4 天之前 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives race for Michigan’s 1st District, Republican incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman is running against Democratic challenger Callie Barr, a former teacher and attorney from Traverse City. The 1st District covers the Upper Peninsula, as well as 20 counties in northern Michigan. A new interview with Bergman could not be […]
Houghton-Portage Township Schools bond narrowly passes
1 天前 · 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 30-year measure passed 1,820 to 1,790. Also in the district, four candidates ran for two school board seats. Michael Salmi, who was appointed to the […]
Opinion: Get out and vote | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette
1 天前 · That’s happened far too often in the past. During the 2022 general election, just 4.5 million of Michigan’s 7.9 million registered voters cast a ballot — 56%. And during the 2020 general election, voter turnout statewide in Michigan was nearly 71%. A total of 5.6 million ballots were cast of the 7.9 million registered voters.
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4 天之前 · 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 […]
Copper Kings fall to Stags in semifinal | News, Sports, Jobs - The ...
2 天之前 · Todd VanSicklel/For the Gazette Calumet’s Tyler Halonen runs the ball against Kingsley during a semifinal matchup Saturday in Kingsley. KINGSLEY — The Calumet Copper Kings lost to the Kingsley Stags, 51-15, in the semi-final district game on Saturday at Rodes Field in Kingsley. “They are a well-coached football team,” said Calumet coach ...
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4 天之前 · Corrections Officer pension bills pass in Michigan Senate. November 2, 2024. LANSING — On Oct. 30 the Michigan Senate passed bills SB0165-SB0167 which brings corrections officers and other types of law enforcement such as conservation officers into a pension system. The bills were all passed with 25 yeas, 12 nays and 1 excused for each.
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4 天之前 · Lakes volleyball keeps torch burning November 2, 2024 - Local Sports By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette.com DOLLAR BAY – The Lake Linden- Hubbell Lakes volleyball will keep the Torch Lake trophy alit for another year as they downed their cross-town rivals the Dollar Bay- Tamarack City Blue Bolts 3-1 (25-6, 21-24, 25-13, 25-18) on Thursday.