The Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle for two different Field of Interest grants. $2,594.13 is available from the Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting skiing programs. $3,064.75 is available from the Copper Country Youth Hockey Endowment Fund in …

The North Houghton County Water and Sewage Authority will receive a $900,000 loan to continue work on improving the wastewater, sewer collection and treatment system. The authority provides sewer service for Calumet Township, Osceola Township, the Village of Calumet, and the Village of Laurium. This project serves 2,555 residential and …

The Volunteer Resource Center (VRC) reports that there is still a great need for volunteers. They currently have 117 job requests on their job board and the number of volunteers has dwindled. Also, approximately half of the jobs require the use of heavy equipment such as skid steers, loaders, dump …

Verna E. Helminen Daavettila, age 85, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Omega House in Houghton. She was most recently a resident of Laurium and Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care. She was born on March 20, 1933 in Highway Location to Gust and Cecilia (Kaukinen) Peterson. …

Dodgeville Mary M. Marino, 88, a former resident of Dodgeville passed away Saturday evening July 14, 2018, at The Light House at Hancock Health & Rehab where she had been a resident patient for the past nine years. She was born on May 10, 1930, in Hancock, MI, a daughter …

Chassell Christopher David Marchese, aged 60, passed away unexpectedly on July 14th, 2018 in Chassell, MI. He was the husband of Linda Marchese (Harkonen), sharing 25 years of marriage together. Born in Detroit, MI., to Sam and Matilda Marchese, brother to John, Sam, Joseph and David, he was brought into …

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home is holding their 7th Annual Golf Scramble next month. The four person scramble takes place August 4th at Omer’s Wyandotte Hills Golf Course, 5755 Poyhonen Rd, Twin Lakes. Cost is $50 per person and includes dinner, along with prize money and drawings.  Start time is …

The 14th annual Kids’ Fishing Derby will be held at Swedetown Pond this Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club in conjunction with Calumet Township. Kids can fish from 9:00am to noon with a free hot dog lunch and prizes starting at noon. Worms will be provided …

The public is invited for an evening learning about the only air service from Hancock to Isle Royale National Park.  The event will take place Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Portage Lake District Library. Director of Operations for Isle Royale Seaplanes John Rector will discuss questions that have recently come …

The Republican Party of Keweenaw County will be hosting a candidate forum featuring Republican candidates for State Representative in the 110th District. The forum will take place on Monday, July 23rd in the ballroom at Dee Stadium in Houghton.  Doors open at 7:00pm and the forum will begin at 7:30pm. …