Mary Jane Ruth Nankervis, age 88 of Aura, MI passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 13th at 1:00 p.m. in the Skanee Cemetery. Pastor Peter Suomela will officiate. A luncheon will immediately follow at the …

August 11, 2018 L’Anse Jacob Dixon, 14, a resident of L’Anse passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 11, 2018 while on vacation with his dad in California. He was born on July 17, 2004 in Laurium to Ryan Dixon and Tammy Thyrion. He was entering into his freshman year at …

Hancock Rosa Maria Waatti, 87, a resident of Hancock passed away Tuesday morning August 28, 2018, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past four years. She was born on July 20, 1931, in Royal Oak, MI, a daughter …

Congratulations to Jamie Thyrion of River Valley Bank! Thyrion was promoted from assistant market manager to market manager of River Valley’s Calumet branch. Thyrion got her start as a bank teller and personal banker for five years before joining River Valley. In 2013, she started as a personal banker with …

The Portage Lake District Library and the Copper Country Great Start Collaborative invite children and their families to drop in anytime for a Story Walk on Tuesday, August 28, between 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Story Walk will begin at the Lakeshore Dr. entrance to the Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market …

The L’Anse Waterfront will be the starting place for those who will take part in an upcoming charitable event next weekend.  Baraga County Communities That Care will be holding its Warrior Walk on Saturday September 8th. This year’s event comes with a new name and will benefit the local community …

All is not so quiet on the Western Upper Peninsula front, as Michigan Technological University brings “World War I & the Copper Country” to life to mark a century since the end of the Great War. It’s an all-campus community effort, including 100 Michigan Tech football players filling 2,500 burlap …

With heavy rains hitting much of the area, the Western UP Health Department is reminding people to exercise caution when swimming after a rain event. Heavy rainfall may result in erosion and runoff into drainage ways and rivers that discharge into recreational bodies of water.  Large rain events elevate the …

One man is dead and an officer wounded following a wild day in Dickinson County Monday. It began when the Iron Mountain Police Department received a call in reference to a truck that was driving recklessly near the Boss Snow Plow manufacturing plant at 8:45 a.m. Police found the truck …

The Houghton Police Department reports that they responded to an alarm at the Copper Country Veterinary Clinic on Sharon Avenue on Friday, August 24th around 11:40pm. Officers responded to the scene and found signs of forced entry. Video surveillance showed that at least one person entered the building.  Officers did …