HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council met the newest member of the city’s police department at its Wednesday meeting. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly introduced Patrolman Cole Lystila to the council. Lystila recently graduated from the NMU Regional Police Academy. Lystila is from the area and attended Gogebic Community College. He was was sponsored through the city during his time at the police academy. Donnelly said Lystila was a top academic student at the academy, which makes the department proud. For his part, Lystila told the Council “I’ve been here my whole life, and I’m just really happy to be here,” Lystila said. Adding, “I’m ready to help with the community.”

In other action, the council heard updates on several projects from City Manager Eric Waara. The U.P. State Bank and ho

See Full Page