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🌱 Could selling Canal View really pay for Houghton County’s new jail?

Hello Houghton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could selling Canal View really pay for Houghton County’s new jail?
  • How a record $55M gift will reshape wellness at Michigan Tech
  • Will new trails change how locals visit Douglass Houghton Falls?

Also on today's calendar: Outlaw'd Live and 2 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Houghton? Post it to Houghton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Very windy in the morning, temps: high: 32, low: 28.
  • Thursday: Snow and rain, up to 1", with a high of 36 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. To sell … or not to sell (mininggazette.com) — County leaders are weighing whether to sell Canal View Houghton County, a Hancock nursing facility owned by Houghton County, to help pay for a new jail. The CEO argues selling could cut millage costs but risks lowering care quality and might not bring much profit after decades of community-funded upgrades. He’s instead pursuing restructuring and cost controls to eventually operate without tax support.
   

2. Largest gift Michigan Tech has ever received to fund $55M student wellness center (mlive.com) — Michigan Tech in Houghton is getting a fully funded, $55 million Chang K. Park Center for Student Wellness that will centralize health, counseling, fitness, and quiet spaces in one 90,000-square-foot hub by fall 2028. The gift, the largest in university history, will replace more than 30 scattered wellness locations and aims to support students’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
   

3. Michigan May Get a New Trail Leading to Its Tallest Waterfall (banana1015.com) — State officials are advancing plans for a safer, more accessible trail to Douglass Houghton Falls in Houghton County, including boardwalks and scenic overlooks. The 70-acre site, now dedicated to Michigan veterans and managed through McLain State Park, has already seen road, parking, and memorial upgrades. A second phase backed by federal funds still needs National Park Service approval.
   

4. Military care package drive sends record number of gifts to service members (uppermichiganssource.com) — Residents in Houghton can take pride in Michigan Tech’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter, which just completed its most successful military care package drive yet. Working with Hubbell VFW Post 4624, students shipped 78 boxes totaling 692 pounds, plus 785 letters, to service members at four U.S. bases and 11 countries, with deliveries expected to arrive by Christmas and plans in place to continue the tradition next year.
   

5. Michigan's Upper Peninsula Voted Best U.S. Destination for Snow Three Years in a Row (banana1015.com) — Houghton gets a shout-out as part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which has just been voted the best U.S. destination for snow for the third year in a row. The piece highlights the U.P.’s winter sports, snowy scenery, and events in places like Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie that many Houghton residents regularly visit or travel through.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Furnaces and water heaters are common carbon monoxide or CO poisoning sources.
    Have a professional inspect heating systems, water heaters and any other fuel-burning appliances and equipment every year. Learn more about CO at… (Nextdoor )
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Houghton. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Houghton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Houghton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Houghton

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.