UPDATE: Linda Osmak age 67, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.A funeral service will be held on Saturday May 25, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Langseth to officiate. Friends may call at the Erickson Crowley …

The Hancock School Public Library will host an open house to celebrate the reopening of the library under management of the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) on Friday, March 8 from 3:30 – 6:00pm and continuing on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. The Friends of the Portage Lake …

By Stefanie Sidortsova, JD-Executive Director of Communications, Michigan Technological University https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2019/march/next-phase-of-hstem-complex-planning-and-design-moves-forward.html University Board of Trustees approves expenditures for planning and design of H-STEM Complex. At its regular meeting in Houghton today, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved expenditures to complete planning and design for what is currently being …

Houghton      Timothy D. Young, 63, a resident of Houghton passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, from injuries received in a snowmobiling accident.      He was born on April 28, 1955, in Hancock, son of Sheila Beattie.  Tim was raised in Houghton and was a graduate of the Houghton High …

The following press release was issued by the Governor’s office: LANSING, Mich. – Today Governor Whitmer signed an executive order that establishes the Marijuana Regulatory Agency within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). This Agency combines previous authorities, functions, and duties into a modernized process which allows for LARA …

A Houghton man was killed when his snowmobile collided with a vehicle. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says troopers were dispatched around 4:20pm Thursday to an accident on Lake Annie Road and Trail #3 in Franklin Township. Troopers say 63-year-old Timothy Young was traveling south on the trail and …

On Thursday, February 28th, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) along with officers from Ishpeming Police Department, Michigan State Police Negaunee Post, Michigan State Police Hometown Security Team, Michigan State Police K-9 Unit and Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team executed a search warrant at a residence …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Carrie Rich from Baraga County Communities That Care to review their accomplishments from last year and see what they have in store for 2019. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Lauren Scherr, UP Field Manager for International Cultural …

Hancock      Katherine Saari 93, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe where she had been a resident patient for the past year.      She was born on February 7, 1926, in Houghton, MI, a daughter of the late Jack …

In an effort to protect our environment from hydrocarbons and harmful exhaust emissions, 22 collegiate teams from across the continent will be filtering into the Keweenaw area over the next few days with snowmobiling on their minds. The 19th annual Society of Automotive Engineering’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge is set to …