Finlandia University sends students every year to study in Tanzania but now a couple wants to bring back with them more than just their experience. Senior Logan Moore visited Tanzania last year along with his wife, Hannah Scott-Moore, who is a Finlandia alumna.  While they were there, they became attached …

Northern Michigan University has increased the number of credit hours students can transfer from regionally accredited community colleges from 64 to 90. The recently approved policy change will go into effect this fall. It recognizes the value of students’ past academic work at other institutions and aligns with the statewide …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Kellie Raffealli, Director of Michigan Tech’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, to discuss the events of Martin Luther King, Jr. week. MLK Week In the second segment, Rick is joined by Adam Schmidt and Claire Hendricks from the Mushing Club …

Susan Luella Lemonds, age 65, formerly of Baraga, MI passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at The Lighthouse at Ishpeming Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ishpeming, MI. Funeral arrangements for Susan are incomplete and will be announced by the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse, MI.

With an average snowfall of 218 inches, the Houghton / Hancock area makes the for perfect winter playground.  Many come to ski and snowmobile, and for Michigan Tech students, it’s time to build something with it. Students at Michigan Tech returned to campus from the holiday break and wasted no …

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up by a tenth of a percentage point in December to 4.0 percent. Total employment edged up by 1,000 while the number of unemployed rose by 4,000, resulting in a monthly labor force gain of 5,000. Compared to last year, the jobless rate was …

Kingsford Public Safety Officers were dispatched to a vehicle fire Wednesday around 3:30pm. The fire was located at 671 North Riverhills Road where a 2005 Chevrolet pickup was found to be fully engulfed in flames. Emergency crews were able to put out the fire in under an hour before any …

Local officials are eyeing a redevelopment project that could lead to new housing in Lake Linden. The Houghton County Land Bank Authority will be applying for a demolition grant for the old Lakes Paint Supply site located in a residential neighborhood.  The property covers four parcels on Front Street between …

A public hearing will be held this month on the proposed permit for the permanent combustion of engineered plastic pellets at the L’Anse Warden Electric plant. The hearing is being held by the Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality at L’Anse Public Schools on January 23rd at …

Anyone looking to start selling marijuana in Hancock will have to wait until after the State of Michigan has finalized the rules and regulations of the new law. The Hancock City Council voted 5-1 to opt-out of the law permitting recreational marijuana businesses at their regular meeting Wednesday. A public …