Thursday and Friday afternoons were busy ones at the Portage Health Foundation offices in Hancock, as representatives from several nonprofits picked up their Giving Tuesday donations. Twenty-two organizations took part, receiving almost $650,000 once the match from PHF was figured in. The total was roughly $50,000 more than last year. …

Above freezing temperatures were still in place at 8:00 Christmas Eve as a group gathered on 7th Street in Calumet to pay homage to the victims of the Italian Hall tragedy. Conditions were just right for a somber group singing of Silent Night. The short ceremony was presided over by …

Houghton Community Broadcasting is teaming up with the Copper Country Humane Society again this year for 12 Pets of Christmas. Beginning this morning, one animal will be spotlighted on our radio stations each weekday as we look for a permanent home for loving dogs and cats. The partnership runs through …

Horst Schmidt and Ginny Hemmer stop by to help you figure out how to responsibly get rid of your extra Christmas waste. From the tree to packaging, there is an option for all of it. Two guests in one segment. CLK Rotary member Joel Keranen talks about the group’s efforts …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Robert W. “Bucky” Ovist, 86, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Wednesday evening December 22, 2021, at the UP Health – Portage Hospital shortly after being admitted.He was born on September 12, 1935, in Hancock, a son of …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Darwyn L. Cote, 84, a resident of Chassell passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 26, 1937, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late William and Laura (Pakkala) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Donna Parsons, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 23, 2021, at Canal View-Houghton County. She was born on December 11, 1952 in Detroit to Leonard and Isabelle (Shelafoe) Michaelson. She attended the local schools. Donna married Ed Parsons on August …

Bobcats are common throughout Michigan. But residents don’t see them that often. The opportunity to help one of the big cats out of a sticky situation is even rarer. But that’s what happened last week when a resident found a bobcat kitten on the side of the road in Dickinson …

If you stroll down Broad and Main Streets in L’Anse, you’ll see roughly 40 trees decorated for a great cause. Village Manager Bob LaFave says customers can vote for their favorites by leaving a monetary donation in a box kept near the front door of each participating establishment. Individuals, when …

James Lord Pierpont, writer of perhaps the most famous Christmas carol in history, has strong family ties to Ontonagon County. Pierpont penned Jingle Bells in the 1850’s, pretty close to the version that is sung to this day. He called it ‘The One-Horse Open Sleigh’ when he first put it …