Calumet January 26, 2019 John I. Jukuri, 86, a resident of Calumet died January 26, 2019. A graveside service will be held on Saturday June 1, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Lake View Cemetery section 72. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. John …

aurium Brenda G. Thompson, 60, a resident of Laurium, passed away Monday morning January 27, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 27, 1958, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late Stanley and Carl (Anderson) Thompson. Brenda …

HANCOCK — The fraternity responsible for hosting the Polar Bear Dive during Heikinpäivä has opted to cancel the dive for this year. “We’ve decided that with the extreme cold weather that’s forecasted, along with the wind chill, that it’d be best if we didn’t have the dive this year,” said …

Calumet Township is the recipient of over $1 million in grant money to enhance infrastructure.  A total of 11 cities, towns, and villages statewide were granted funds from the Community Development Block Grant Program. “Many communities in the U.P. have been effected by the crippling weather conditions that have taken …

The Flood With Love initiative from the Portage Health Foundation is winding down after expending nearly $2 million in flood relief following last year’s flood over Father’s Day weekend. Executive Director Kevin Store said out of nearly 500 applications for help, they are down to only nine projects that carried …

If you want to have a reindeer herd in the Upper Peninsula, you need a reindeer expert. Antti Pätsi , a reindeer herder from Finland, is joining the folks from the Finnish Theme Committee this weekend for the annual Heikinpäivä celebration. He will be giving a presentation on Saturday called …

Fans coming to watch the Finlandia Lions men’s hockey team battle for a playoff spot Friday night at the Houghton County Arena have more reasons than just a great game to come out and cheer on the home team. It’s Fan Appreciation Night and Coach Joe Burcar says there will …

Heikki Lunta has arrived just in time to take part in tomorrow’s Heikinpäivä celebration.  The big day features a parade, a tori, and festivities on the Quincy Green. Temperatures will hover in the low single digits and the wind chill will make it feel like it’s minus 30.  Since this …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Linda Hansen, the UP Floodplain Engineer about the National Flood Insurance Program being offered through FEMA. Flood Insurance In the second segment, Rick is joined by Dan Schudlich, Madison Peggs, and Malorie Janye, members of Michigan Tech’s Blue Key Honor …

One woman was killed in an accident Thursday night in Marquette County.  Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post responded to a two-vehicle crash on US-41 near Brebner Road in Negaunee Township. Officers say a 2004 Toyota Avalon driven by an 81-year-old man from Sands Township was eastbound on …