Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Keweenaw Cross Country Endowment recently awarded the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club $1,750 to help defray the cost of purchasing a new snowmobile for cross country ski trail grooming and track setting. Keweenaw Community Foundation is a non-profit, community organization created by and for the people of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Established …

Winter isn’t here yet, but the City of Houghton is preparing for it. At last night’s meeting, the council was informed by City Manager Eric Waara that city crews have been working on road repairs and other projects to get ready for the winter season. The council OK’d the closing …

Houghton County Prosecutor Michael Makinen says this will be his last term. Makinen was reelected following a campaign that saw him pitted against former county prosecutor Doug Edwards. Makinen said the campaign was tough because he’s not able to publicize why certain decisions are made as a prosecutor. Makinen said …

Newcomer Jack Bergman will be one of nine Republicans, along with five Democrats, to represent the state of Michigan in Congress. The former Marine was elected Tuesday, defeating his Democrat opponent, Lon Johnson. Bergman says his prior military experience will be beneficial for veterans. Bergman says he looks forward to …

There’s not a new sheriff in town–that’s because voters reelected current Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean to his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday. McLean has spent his entire law enforcement career in the Houghton area, a job he is happy to continue doing. Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean said, “Oh, …

Still a Great Lakes mystery, 41 years later–the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down during a wicked Lake Superior storm. The Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City is one of several places holding memorials today. Superintendent Jerry Achenbach , who’s spent his career on the water, says …

Michigan State Students have cut back on partying. The latest State of Spartan health survey has fewer Michigan State University students drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes on a regular basis. Dr. Dennis Bartell Director of health promotion says there was an overall 9 percent decrease in the number of students …

Many people take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol and prevent heart disease. Now a new study finds higher doses may provide the best results. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details.  

HANCOCK, Mich., Nov. 4, 2016 – The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home (BKGSH) received $20,000 from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to offer Family Support Coordinator programming to victims and children of domestic violence in Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties beginning this fall. The BKGSH applied for funding under PHF’s …

HANCOCK, Mich., Nov. 9, 2016 – The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) will be hosting three community-wide RFP meetings on November 10, 2016 for individuals interested in applying for grants focused on food and nutrition. The meetings are as follows: • 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the Siskiwit Recreation Hall and Conference Center …