On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with members of the Calumet CopperBots robotics team, including instructor Todd Waurio along with Tajah Davise, Lowell Torola, and Zander Worm. CopperBots In the second segment, Rick is joined by Dave Maki and Kay Seppala as we look ahead to this …

The Keweenaw Garden Club will host the special event, Armchair Gardening: Lightning Talks and Social at the Portage Lake District Library on Monday, January 21 at 6:30pm. This is the time of year when many gardeners engage in armchair gardening, which entails curling up with a cup of tea and …

John Thomas Mayo (Zeb), age 76 of Greenland, MI passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. He was born on November 12, 1942 at the L’Anse Hospital to Richard and Elma (Koskinen) Mayo.  John married Patrice Tahtinen in 1975 and they had 2 children.  He …

Calumet – Pauline Despot, 97, passed away on Thursday, January 10th at the Lighthouse at Hubbell. She was born in Calumet on October 2, 1923, a daughter of Ugo and Lena Cherubini.  She was married to Joseph Despot in 1943, he preceded her in death in 2003. Pauline was an …

The Michigan Department of Transportation held a public meeting at the Houghton City Center last night where residents voiced their concerns and made suggestions that will be taken into consideration for a major reconstruction project that will take place on US-41. Our little town is growing up. And with that …

A Copper Country radio legend whose career spanned five decades has died. Norman Koski, known to everyone as Mr. Norm, passed away Wednesday evening at the age of 80. A graduate of Calumet High School, Koski got his start in local radio in 1956 at WMPL in Hancock and worked …

HANCOCK — A memorial service will be held to honor and remember the life of Norman C. Koski, of Hancock, who passed away on January 9, 2019. The service will be held on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. at the Siskiwit Reception Hall in Calumet with a meal …

Finlandia University is proud to announce further growth to an already fruitful relationship with Beihai College of Arts and Design in Beihai China. “It began with a phone call,” said Denise Vandeville, Dean of the International School of Art & Design. “A professor from Beihai was interested in coming to Finlandia, we …

The CopperBots of Calumet are ready to defend their state championship as the 2019 build season gets underway. The robotics team from Calumet High School has made it to the state championships at the First Robotics Competition three straight years and have been to the World’s Competition twice.  They were …

A memorial benefit concert is being held Friday evening, January 11th, in honor of the late Ken Steiner, who passed away at the age of 66 on New Year’s Day 2017 following complications resulting from heart surgery. Steiner had two great passions—cooking and playing music. He was also a longtime …