Michigan Tech professor Steve Elmer will join colleagues from universities across the country, including Wisconsin-Madison, Purdue, Arkansas and others, as a Leadership Institute fellow in 2022. The program is offered through the American Kinesiology Association. Elmer says the group will meet monthly through Zoom or a similar virtual platform for …

Houghton County opted for the map drawn by Treasurer Lisa Mattila as it adjusts Board of Commissioner districts to reflect the latest census. The Apportionment Committee kept to five regions, although there were some efforts to bump that number to six. Clerk Jennifer Kelly was on the group and says …

Testing performed on sewage confirms the presence of the COVID-19 virus throughout the Village of L’Anse and the surrounding area. At last night’s council meeting, waste treatment system lead operator Erin Lahti said sewage influent virus levels spiked after Labor Day, but have since moderated. The village is part of …

You may notice a sticker with a different kind of look in the windows of Baraga County businesses. The chamber of commerce has finished its rebranding efforts, highlighting Keweenaw Bay. President Debbie Stouffer says the choice to elevate one of the area’s premier natural attractions was a deliberate one. If …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Donald L. Laplander, 76, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday October 5, 2021 at the Marshfield Clinic.He was born on November 24, 1944 in Highland Park, Michigan to Uno and Elsie (Linquist) Laplander. He attended the local schools. Following …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Samantha Rae Tolonen “Maanidoonsikwe”, age 25 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, October 7th, 2021in Romulus, MI. She was born August 21, 1996 in Hancock, MI daughter of Raeanne Gauthier and Glenn Tolonen Sr. Samantha attended grade school at L’Anse Area Schools …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Edward “Eddie” John Karinen, 72, a resident of L’Anse passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Mission Point of Hancock following a lengthy illness. Eddie was born on January 27, 1949, in Detroit, to Robert Martin and Ilmi …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Carole Joan Harris, 85, passed away on October 8, 2021 at UP Health System-Portage in Hancock following a short illness. She was born in Chassell in 1936 and resided in Hancock area. She worked at Vollwerth & Co for 12 years. St. Charles, …

Isle Royale staff are planning to release a final update on the Horne Fire for the season later this week. The National Park Service’s last statement placed the blaze at 521 acres in size with 85 percent containment. Liz Valencia says that the weather has turned wet and humid in …

Finlandia University President Philip Johnson will resign at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Last week, he gave notice to the school’s Board of Trustees, which was accepted with regret. Board President Julie Badel says Johnson’s leadership over the recent years will be missed. The university will begin the …