The newly reconstituted Baraga County Parks and Recreation Committee has its first members. At last night’s county board meeting, commissioners Lyle Olsen and Dan Robillard were appointed to the committee, along with residents Will Wiggins, Polly Schaefer and Tristan Leaf. Commissioners indicated that additional members would be welcomed, especially someone …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Joseph V. Grainger, age 69 of Baraga Michigan went to be with the Lord December 10, 2021. Joe was born February 9, 1952 in L’Anse Michigan to the late Don Stolp & Margaret Stolp. Joe served his country in the United …

If you are a policyholder of a car insurance plan in the State of Michigan, you will have a refund by May 9th at the latest. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office provided additional details this morning about the one-time disbursement from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association fund Monday morning. Every Michigan …

A one-year hiatus had an effect on attendance and the number of exhibitors at the Houghton County Fair. The board held its annual meeting last Thursday, electing members and naming officers for 2022. A recap of the most recent event revealed that 19,427 people attended over four days in August, …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners made waves last month when the group floated a trial balloon about a second span across the Portage Canal. Just this weekend, members Tom Tikkanen and Glenn Anderson reiterated that the idea is being seriously considered. The two appeared on Copper Country Today and …

After less than one year with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, K-9 Officer Tank has died. The dog joined the force in April, but became sick. Veterinarians ran several tests, where they concluded that Tank had terminal cancer. He passed away on Thursday. Tank was trained in narcotics detection by …

Hancock native Shannon Perkins talks about her experience as a survivor of a traumatic car crash, and the consequences she is seeing related to Michigan’s auto insurance reform. The UP is losing facilities who specialize in treating those with neurological and other brain injuries. Houghton County Commissioners Tom Tikkanen and …

UPDATE: Baraga County Sheriff’s Department put out a memo on Sunday night saying that L’Anse Schools have been threatened. There will be a larger law enforcement presence than normal at various Houghton County school buildings beginning today. In a press release sent out Sunday evening Sheriff Josh Saarinen says that …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Angelina Therrian, 98, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 after a short illness and is now in Heaven with Jesus, healthy and whole again. She was born April 10, 1923 in Malden, Massachusetts to the late …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Margaret “June” Peterson, 80, a resident of Copper City passed away on Saturday December 11, 2021 at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on June 5, 1941 in her home at Copper City to William and Cecelia (O’Neill) Rost. …