Jacobsville: Pamela Joy Zurvalec, 68, of the Jacobsville area, passed away at her home on May 9, 2019. At her request, there will be no public services.  The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences may be left at pearcefuneralhome.com

Houghton    A memorial service for John Lowther, who passed away May 9, 2019,will be held Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 P.M. at Portage Lake United Church in Houghton.     Friends are invited to visit with the family at 1:00 and for refreshments after the service.      To view …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Lydia Lytle, Physical Therapist from Aspirus Outpatient Therapies about Aquatic Therapy now be offered at the AmericInn in Calumet. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Mary Niemela from the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home to talk about their …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is working to get the local trail system back to pre-flood condition. The DNR gave an update on the repair effort to the Houghton City Council at their regular meeting Wednesday. Heavy rains last June caused severe flood damage to homes, roads, and trails. …

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools will host a Memorial Concert in honor of former band teacher, Paula McKaig, in the DB-TC auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th. McKaig taught at DB-TC for 23 years and retired in 2015; she battled cancer for three years and passed on October …

An Upper Peninsula man will soon be sentenced for illegally manufacturing and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. A jury in federal district court in Marquette found 48-year-old Lee Edward Blomquist guilty of manufacturing or aiding and abetting the manufacture of more than 50 marijuana plants and of possessing or …

The Houghton Fire Department is participating in a state funded grant program that allows the department to install free smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors into the homes of residents in the city. The targeted customers for these detectors will be homes with children, elderly residents, and residents living in …

Auto insurance reform in Michigan is expected to arrive on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk soon where she has vowed to veto it. The State House passed a bill Wednesday to overhaul the system while the Senate approved their bill earlier in the week. Both the House and Senate Republican-backed plans …

Hancock Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Sister, Shirley M. Zerbst, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the age of 79. She was born July 15, 1939 in Southfield, MI to the late Charles and Anna (Binoniemi) Kempainen. As a young child, her family had moved to …

Auto insurance reform is moving forward after being passed by the Michigan Senate Tuesday. The legislation is a top priority for State Senator Ed McBroom who introduced the bill immediately after taking office in January. On the senate floor, McBroom argued that Michigan residents pay the highest rates in the …