Two teenage girls are dead following a single vehicle crash in Gogebic County Saturday morning. Authorities say the crash happened around 2:30am on Lake Road in Ironwood Township. The vehicle reportedly ran off the road and hit a tree. Two girls, 18-year-old Lauren Powless and 15-year-old Madeline Jackson, were killed …

A limited number of spaces are available for a geological field trip to Isle Royale. The experience is open to the general public of all ages and features guided visits with hiking and boat excursions over several days covering many scenic spots in Eastern Isle Royale, from Passage Island to …

NPS photo/Victor Ierulli II The Copper TRACES program at the Keweenaw National Historical Park draws hundreds of fourth grade students from across the region for a variety of fun, educational, hands-on activities.  Dozens of park employees and community volunteers are needed to make the annual program possible. To show their …

Accidents and illnesses don’t take the weekend off and barring a trip to the emergency room, there aren’t a lot of options for residents in the Calumet area to see a doctor without having to make an appointment. UP Health System—Portage is now serving patients at their new Express Care …

Houghton: Virginia F. “Ginny” Anderson, 73, a longtime resident of Houghton, passed away on Saturday morning, May 18, 2019 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born on November 17, 1945 in Hancock to the late John and Florence (McCarthy) Anderson, and she attended St. Ignatius …

Kurt Jay Kitti, 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019, at his home in Traprock Valley surrounded by his family, after living with cancer for two years. He was born February 3rd, 1957, in Laurium to Walt & Ina Kitti. A 1975 Calumet HS graduate, he spent 5 …

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Brunk, age 81 of Baraga, MI passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. Bede-way-ghezhi-gokwe (Bear Clan) “Coming of the storm”, was born on July 19, 1937 in Hayward, WI daughter of John and Alice (Brown) Kenosha. She attended …

Farmington, MI Doris M. Hammerstrom, 91, a former resident of Farmington, MI passed away Saturday May 18, 2019, at the Franklin House at Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the local …

Portage Township Emil Papke, 86, a resident of Portage Township passed away Tuesday evening May 14, 2019, at the UP – Health Marquette Hospital following a short illness. He was born in September of 1932 to Paul and Pearl (Spearman) Papke. He attended the Doelle School for a few years …

Doris I. Rowe, 85, a resident of Calumet passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. She was born on July 19, 1933 in Woodland Location to Reuben and Thelma (Laitinen) Waara. She attended the local schools, and graduated from Calumet High School with the …