As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Roxanne LeClaire Spear, 62, went to be with our Holy Father on January 19, 2022. Roxanne was a doting mother and Grammy Blaggy, daughter, sister, auntie, coozin and friend. She was born September 29, 1959 in L’Anse, Michigan, was baptized in the Mission …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Howard “Howie” Nichola of Dodgeville, at 105 years young, left us July 2, 2021, while staying with his nephew in Florida. We will be celebrating Howard with a memorial service in his honor on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 11:00 …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Robert A. Marcotte, 77, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the Green Tree of Hubbell Rehab & Health Nursing Home in Hubbell where he had been a patient. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Esther Pekkala, 98, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. She was born on August 7, 1923, in Green, Michigan. Daughter …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Carol A. (Gordon) Kokko, 77, a resident of North Grosse Pointe Shores, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at the Garden View Assisted Living Facility in Calumet where she had been a resident patient. She was born on August 7, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: UPDATE: Graveside services for Ronald S. Kaiponen will be held 1:00 pm Friday July 1, 2022, at the Mt. View Cemetery of South Range with Rev. Micah Cavaleri to officiate. Ronald S. Kaiponen, 78, a resident of Baltic passed away …

The all-nighter is next month, but that doesn’t stop Winter Carnival from getting underway on campus tomorrow. The first special event begins Saturday morning. Snow volleyball begins on the softball diamonds off Sharon Avenue at 10:00. Snow soccer starts at 1:00 on Sunday afternoon on the recreation fields next to …

It was a bit of a late start this season as Keweenaw Bay stayed stubbornly ice free through December and early January. That has not deterred the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce, though. They are announcing their third annual Ice Melt contest. The group has put a drum out, visible …

The number of COVID-19 cases are on the decline locally. For the seven-day period ending January 26th, Houghton County registered 513 cases, with Baraga adding 100 and Keweenaw seeing an increase of 23. For all three counties, that represents a drop from the prior week. Keweenaw’s COVID activity fell by …

The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, responsible for supporting Grand Portage National Monument, the Apostle Islands, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, Isle Royale, and Pictured Rocks, has a new documentary. Return of the Wolves: Lessons from the Wilderness was released earlier this month and Executive Director Tom Irvine says …