October 8, 2018        Calumet Billy Lee Marjamaa Kotewa, 45, a resident of Calumet passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 8, 2018. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet is assisting the family with the arrangements.

John W. Aho, 78, a resident of Calumet passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Lighthouse of Hancock, after a courageous battle of Lung Cancer. He was born on August 26, 1940, in Detroit, to Howard and Eleanor (Larson) Aho. John completed courses to complete his GED in …

Hubbell: Corrine E. Fountaine, 82, of Hubbell, passed away on October 13, 2018, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born June 25, 1936, a daughter of Oliver and Hilda (Maki) Saarinen. She attended Hancock Schools. She worked at Portage View Hospital in Hancock for many …

The Portage Lake District Library and the City of Houghton Police Department invite kids and their families to wear Halloween costumes and have a frightfully good time at the library on Friday, October 19, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. “Special guests” will read stories throughout the evening during the Haunted …

Most folks in the Keweenaw have heard of 31 Backpacks, a local charity that fights hunger for area students by providing groceries for children who might not have enough at home. If you’ve ever asked yourself where funding comes from for such a program, much of it comes from the …

It’s that time of year again to Stuff A Blue Goose. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post and five grocery stores in Baraga and Houghton counties will be working together to host the charity events. The events are being held in conjunction with the 2018 Michigan Harvest Gathering …

The Baraga Area School District will hold a forum in the school library on Thursday at 6pm to discuss the Sinking Fund millage proposal that will be on the November 6th ballot. The proposal includes an increase of 3 mills for 9 years for the construction or repair of school …

The race to finish road projects before winter sets in continues with work beginning today on US-41 near Chassell. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be completing a $215,000 project to remove and replace a flood-damaged culvert near the Baraga/Houghton county line. The work will require closing a lane. Traffic …

HOUGHTON, MICH- The National Park Service announced today that the fall phase of the first year of its Isle Royale wolf translocation project has been brought to a successful close with four wolves translocated to the island from Minnesota.  Though the original goal called for two additional wolves from Michigan to …

Houghton County – The local governments in Houghton County today expressed their thanks to Gov. Rick Snyder, who last week pledged additional state dollars to cover all of the local government match obligations for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for repairs needed as a result of the Father’s Day …