Many American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts are waiting until this weekend to hold their Veterans Day programs. United States Representative General Jack Bergman will be on hand in Hubbell on Saturday. Several of those dinners have already sold out, but there are options today at area school …

Ed Jenich, a Copper Country fixture for decades, has been reappointed to the Houghton County Department of Health and Human Services Board. Each term is three years. Jenich is a gubernatorial appointment, the only one on Houghton’s respective panel. He says he is deeply honored by that, and has served …

Houghton Portage Township Schools has found their new replacement for Superintendent Doreen Kramer. Kramer will hold her current position until January 3rd. When Houghton Elementary Principal Anders Hill will take over in his new role of Superintendent. Hill’s interview was conducted by the board over a span of 16 questions. …

Houghton Councilman Robert Megowan first broached the idea of making downtown a destination throughout winter time months ago, and that thought is seeing tangible progress. Department of Public Works crews were out last week putting up a display designed to transform the city’s business district into a ‘winter wonderland.’ The …

At Wednesday’s Keweenaw Alliance Breakfast, a panel of investor Derek Bradway, and agents Gretchen Janssen and Kristine Weidner addressed challenges in the housing market. Weidner said the Keweenaw had seen three consecutive years of low supply and the issue is not yet alleviating. In fact, 2021 may be the worst …

It’s a busy time for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly. Lambda Chi fraternity helped out with the annual food drive this past weekend (over 6,600 pounds collected!), and members were splitting wood to be delivered in time to provide comfort through the snow and cold of winter. The …

This Sunday is the annual Great Lakes Memorial service at Mariners’ Church honoring the lives lost in the 6,000 shipwrecks that have happened from Superior to Ontario over the centuries. The gathering is intimately tied to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald which happened near Whitefish Bay on November 10, …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: John A. Liuska, Sr. age 87, passed away in L’Anse on Tuesday November 9, 2021. He was formerly of Nisula, MI. John was born in Mass City, MI on February 19, 1934, the son of the late Eino and Aili (Martala) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Raymond N. Aho, passed away on 11/9/21 at Canal View Nursing Home in Hancock, Michigan.  He was born on 10/14/1932 to Matt V. Aho and Annie V. Aho.Ray grew up in Calumet, Michigan.   After high school he enlisted in the United …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Peter James Manderfield, 62, of Houghton, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at U.P. Health System – Marquette, surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Hancock on January 23, 1959 to the late Matthias and Florence (Kratt) Manderfield. Following graduation from …