As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Hieromonk Basil, Hegumen (Fr. Basil) entered eternity at 4:13 a.m. on the Feast of St. Andrew, the First-Called Apostle of our Lord (November 30) after a brief illness. Fr. Basil was born Peter Joseph Paris on April 19, 1947 to Joseph …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: John Joseph Desiatto Jr., 66, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021.He was born on October 24th, 1955 in Laurium to John and Anna (Colombo) Desiatto. He graduated from Calumet High School with the …

Evangel Community Church has seen a lot of change in the past couple years, and it is gearing up for another first next weekend. Pastor Travis Williams says that the modification of the old Shopko site on Memorial Drive is taking shape nicely. For a while, it felt like something …

Hancock will hold a public hearing December 15th during their regularly scheduled council meeting.  That public hearing will discuss a resolution creating an industrial district within the city limits. An industrial district is required by the state for cities through Public Act 198 of 1974. That law does limit the …

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, already having ruled OSHA’s vaccine mandate for large companies unconstitutional, will have another case to consider. A judge in Louisiana has halted the implementation of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) order that employees at most health care facilities be …

The Minnesota Ballet Company from Duluth is hard at work prepping for three showings of a Christmas classic this weekend at the Rozsa Center. Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoon will see The Nutcracker come to life with the help of Superior School of Dance and the Keweenaw Symphony …

Houghton’s local roads construction came in under budget, but was still an impressive million dollar-plus outlay this year. The effort was worth it, according to the most recent PASER review. The Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating system involves a visual inspection of surface conditions by a trained specialist. Roads rated …

Veterans who need to use Hancock’s city transportation system will be able to do so for free until at least April. The pilot program is already underway and was the product of an observant bus driver. He noticed that a large percentage of his riders were headed to the VA …

The Calumet High School Band and Choir will perform jointly tonight in a concert scheduled for 7:30. Director Ryan Watt says it will be a mix of traditional Christmas tunes, contemporary offerings, and rousing marches. The concert was initially scheduled for the Calumet Theatre, but has been moved to the …

It’s December 1st, and that means snowmobile trails are for sled heads only. Groomers and others maintaining the network steer clear of the woods until the end of hunting season normally, but there are two factors limiting what is traditionally a festive day in the Keweenaw. The first is weather. …