Leroy Parnell, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, is part of a long line of Texas roots-music eclectics and is among the elite few who can be identified as a triple threat. An ace guitarist who has received widespread acclaim as a guitar slinger and one of the world’s premier slide players, …

The Calumet Theatre’s annual Musical Mondays Series concludes with a very special reserved seating show starring Robbie Fulks on August 19.  A critically acclaimed Americana and Alternative Country sensation, Fulks has been hailed as a brilliant songwriter and musician.  His most recent release, 2017’s Upland Stories earned year’s-best recognition from NPR and Rolling Stone among …

CALUMET, Mich. – From cherry tomatoes to red onions, golden corn kernels to green bell peppers, many veggies are freshest in summer. Learn how to make a colorful and healthy variety a part of your meal plan during a free cooking demonstration at Pat’s Foods in Calumet. Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and …

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain is seeking community mental health agencies, local human services agencies, hospitals, Veterans and their families, and any other interested organizations or individuals to participate in its seventh annual Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, August 20. The summit …

The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech writer Mark Wilcox: In the next step in a commitment to northern Michigan’s Grand Traverse region Michigan Technological University and Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) will formalize a new partnership on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Michigan Tech President Richard J. Koubek and NMC …

Representatives from Ontonagon County Emergency Management and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following an accidental mercury spill at an abandoned garage and vacant lot in Mass City. Officials say the spill was small, has been contained and is not a threat …

Nancy Dean McCabe of Laurium, Michigan passed away peacefully on August 2, 2019. Nancy was born in Laurium, Michigan on April 11, 1925 to Milton and Marion (Stannard) Wiggins. She met her future husband Glenn in Calumet High School and they married when he returned from serving in World War …

Hancock: Elsie “Dusty” Coleman of Hancock passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Portage Pointe at U.P. Health System-Portage. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock.

Houghton: Willie Melton, III, PhD, 73, of Houghton passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on July 24, 2019 from complications of a serious illness.  He was surrounded by his family. His memorial service arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock.

Hancock: Isabelle Lillian Rule, 85, of Hancock, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born in Hancock on June 26, 1934 to the late Thomas and Annie (Phillippi) Rule. She was a graduate of Hancock High School in 1955 …