Calumet Electronics COO Todd Brassard discusses the company’s expansion and its long-range goals for its campus headquarters. Michigan Tech Professor Mark Rudnicki talks about his new research area, cross laminated timber. Rudnicki is looking into whether Michigan hardwoods can be used in the process. Cross laminated timber allows wood to …

The State Fire Marshall is reacting with concern regarding a rash of deaths from house fires. The Copper Country has not been spared. Already in 2022, five have perished thanks to blazes that broke out in their residence within Houghton County alone. Stanton Township Fire’s Jon Stone says the incidents …

March is a tough month for 31 Backpacks. It started with Finlandia and Michigan Tech Universities going on vacation for a week, which depletes some of the weekly volunteers that help sort and prepare food supplies for less fortunate area students. Lending a hand were personnel from Michigan State Police’s …

Michigan Tech professor Mark Rudnicki wants to put Michigan hardwoods to use in a new and exciting way. Cross laminated timber technology is already a part of skyscrapers in Europe and America’s west coast. By pressing cross sections of wood together it is possible to create structural components as sturdy …

Inside the newly expanded headquarters of Calumet Electronics the unmistakable sounds of construction continue unabated. Sawing, hammering, the bustle of raw materials and finished circuit boards being moved to the new wing of the building are all a part of the daily experience as much as the manufacturing of the …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Atlantic Mine      Paul Marin, 76, a well known area retired minister passed away Friday morning March 18, 2022, at his home with his family by his side.      A graveside service for Paul will be held at …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Kathryn Marie D’Agostino, 95, of Houghton, Michigan passed away suddenly at Advent Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee Florida on March 16, 2022. Kathryn was born on June 7, 1926, a daughter of Albert and Marie Pelland of Lake Linden Michigan. Kathryn was united in …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Steven A. Peterson, 62 a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away as a result of an accident on Tuesday March 16, 2022. He was born on August 24, 1959 in Laurium to Arnold and Marianne (Sturos) Peterson. He attended the …

Officials at Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) are assuring the public that they will not be closing in light of SkyWest’s decision to drop service. The regional carrier is looking to pull out of 29 terminals in the Essential Air Service network at the behest of partner United Airlines. The …

Following a Freedom of Information Act request, more details are coming to light surrounding the arrest of Houghton County Undersheriff Kevin Coppo. Security at The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Traverse County called law enforcement to report a two-vehicle collision in the hotel’s parking lot just after 1:45 AM on …