Suicide–it’s no longer a problem that can be addressed in whispers. Nine of the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties rank in the top half of suicide rates in the state. Michigan has 83 counties.  That’s quite an unbalanced representation. Ontonagon County currently has the highest rate in Michigan with the top …

Learn more about the program at finlandia.edu/summerbridgeprogram This June Finlandia University is launching the inaugural Summer Bridge Program, a seven-credit highly discounted and structured program designed to help students bridge the gap from high school to college. “Research tells us that summer programs, like our new Summer Bridge Program, set students up for …

The Natural Resources Commission, at its monthly meeting in Lansing, Michigan, earlier this month, approved new coyote and nighttime furbearer hunting regulations. Effective immediately, coyote hunting season is open year-round in Michigan. Please note that dogs may not be used to hunt coyotes April 16 through July 7. Nighttime hunting season …

And so it begins–work on US-41 in Hancock will officially start Monday, though road crews are already paving the way in some areas. The Michigan Department of Transportation is reconstructing about a mile of US-41 from the Portage Lake Lift Bridge to Lincoln Drive. Work includes removing and replacing the …

Have a cup of coffee and sit down with a cop. The public is invited to do that at Slim’s Café in Mohawk tomorrow morning from 8:00 to 10:00. Officers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post, the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department and other community members will be on hand …

An Ontonagon man accused of four different felony counts is set to be sentenced next month. 51-year old Timothy Pietila entered a No Contest plea to charges of Attempted Murder, 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault by Atrangulation and a felony Firearm charge. Pietila was arrested by the Ontonagon County …

HOUGHTON (April 26, 2016) – In following their tradition of finding the lost and returning them to their families, D.O.G.S.-north has recently made a generous donation to Copper Country Humane Society (CCHS) to assist in getting lost pets back with their owners. D.O.G.S.-north  (Dogs Organized for Ground Search–north) is a …

Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer is well known for his most famous 1923 book, Cane. Now, thanks to the efforts of Assistant English Professor Dr. Carolyn Dekker at Finlandia University, Toomer may have a second great work to be remembered by. In the Beinecke Library at Yale, Dekker came across …

The playground is more than just fun and games. It’s also the place where kids learn about taking turns and getting along. Playworks Michigan Executive Director Angela Rogensues says her organization was founded to help make sure kids are safe, happy and healthy during recess time. Playworks serves more than …

There’s a way to help local youth that is easy as pie. A pie auction to support Simply Kindness for Youth (SKY) will be held Wednesday at the Houghton Fire Hall. Volunteer Lynette Borree explains how SKY is able to help Copper Country youth. The programs helps students from preschool …