The Houghton City Council will hold public hearings at their meeting. There will be a public hearing for the 2023-24 proposed operating budget, and for the 2023-28 Capital Improvement Program. Some highlights of the Capital Improvement Program include a dog park, a splash park at Kestner park, improvements to Dee …

Local historic nonprofit organizations are moving forward all under the same name with the introduction of Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. The name represents all services, programs and opportunities offered by Portage Health Foundation, Dial Help and Copper Country Senior Meals. Their mission continues to be the same- to positively …

Michigan Tech announced the winners of the Research Excellence Fund award. Principle investigators of the awarded projects were named.  Research Seed Grants: Briana Bettin (CS/ICC) Julia Burton (CFRES/ESC) Elena Giusarma (Physics) Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi (ME-EM/MARC) Mohammed Sadeghi (CEGE/MTTI) Chunxiu Yu (BioMed/HRI) Scholarship and Creativity Grants: Sue Collins (HU) …

The Keweenaw is a popular destination for tourism, and Visit Keweenaw finalized the numbers for visitor spending for last year. The total number of visitors stayed about the same as 2021 at 400,000 overnight visitors, but spending increased to about $140 million. This was a 35% increase in spending towards …

The Houghton County Commission meeting will hold two separate public hearings. One hearing will be on the topic of the proposed increase of property taxes in Houghton, following the proposed additional millage. If approved, property taxes will increase operating revenues of 5.54%, based on the value of the property. If …

Travelers around L’Anse should expect a road closure starting tomorrow morning near Dynamite Road. Crews will work to replace a box culvert in the area. Forcing crews to shut down a portion of Dynamite Road between Barbo Road and Piney Road. Travelers are asked to find an alternative route around …

The City of Houghton announced the delivery of trash and recycling bins will continue. Waste management will come place stickers on them to identify which one is for trash, and which one is for recycling. Landlords are asked to put away the bins that have already been delivered at residences …

Houghton High School and Michigan Tech graduate Dante Cyrus was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He recently graduated from the U.S Air Force Academy officer training program as a Distinguished Graduate with Scholars, which is only awarded to the top 10% ranked cadets in the …

UP Health Systems -Portage are regularly concerned about the health of individuals in communities. Staying active throughout your years, has been linked to better quality of life and reductions in developing illnesses such as heart disease and obesity. “But we also, sometimes forget about the mental health aspect to it …

Thatcher Markham has become a name synonymous with many events in the Copper Country. Thatcher’s family and the local community lost Thatcher at 12 years old as a victim of the 2018 Father’s Day flood in northern Houghton County. He is remembered through many local events and remembrances and this …