Awards season is coming up. And the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is getting in on the fun. Nominations are now open for the chamber’s SparkPlug Awards. The Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards dinner will be March 3rd. Every year, the Chamber of Commerce highlights the achievements and growth made by members …

Following last May’s Fifth Street Fire, the Village of Calumet is preparing to court developers to rebuild. Helping with the cause is a $250,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe discusses improvements needed at the site. We know things like survey, …

A 51-year-old Wisconsin man had to be treated at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital following a single-snowmobile crash Thursday evening. Keweenaw County Sheriff personnel responded at roughly 5 PM. The accident occurred on Trail 3 where it intersects with the western end of Brockway Mountain Drive in Eagle Harbor Township. The man …

Michigan Technological University will be on the forefront in identifying mutations of the next infectious disease. It is one of four colleges receiving federal funds over the next two years to help the state respond to emerging viruses, and the threats associated with them. $18.5 million will be spread between …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: James Earl Cook (Jim), age 58, passed away on Wednesday, 01/05/2022 at the Aurora House in L’anse Michigan under Hospice care. Survived by his sister Lorraine Trish of Pellston, Michigan and Mary Cook of Grifton, North Carolina and his extended loving family at …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Barbara Ann Lewis, 79, a former Copper Country resident, passed away suddenly on New Year’s Morning 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Barbara was born on March 2nd, 1942, in Lake Linden, Michigan to W. Allen Lewis & Bertha M (Auger) Lewis. She attended St. Joseph …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Louis H. Fredianelli, 82, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the UP-Health Portage Hospital in Hancock following a short illness. He was born on August 12, 1939, in Hancock a son of the late Louis …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) searched a home in L’Anse on Tuesday related to a four-month drug investigation. Once inside the Spruce Street residence, law enforcement personnel uncovered one ounce of methamphetamine, along with a digital scale and packaging materials for meth and heroin. They also picked up …

Calumet’s 1431st Engineer Company is being hailed for its excellent track record. Using the Guard’s Key Performance Indicators tool, the national organization has determined the UP unit is the best of its kind in the country. There are approximately 30 engineering companies in the United States. According to a press …

On Saturday, January 15th, Trinity Episcopal Church will be opening its doors for a benefit concert to aid Afghan refugees. John Austin is a member of the governing board for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan. He has been tasked with helping raise funds for a non-governmental organization called Episcopal …