On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Josh Loar from Michigan Tech about his Keweenaw Culture Project exploring our area’s acceptance of ethnic diversity. Keweenaw Culture Project In the second segment, Rick is joined by US Senator Gary Peters as he talks about his commencement speech at …

Portage Township: Joshua Michael Becia, 19, of Portage Township, died on Sunday, May 6, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident. He was known to many as “Fuzz”, a nickname given to him by his brother, Jordan. Joshua was born and raised in the Houghton area, a son of …

Painesdale Jay Henry Stevens, 19, passed away Sunday May 6, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on May 19, 1998, in Marquette to Jay A. Stevens and Lisa DeRosier. At 2lbs 2.4 oz, a fighter, Jay came into the world and always excelled at what …

Coles Creek Randall A. Nottke, 60, a resident of Coles Creek, passed away suddenly at home Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. He was born on September 20, 1957, in Elmhurst, IL, a son of the late Arthur and Beatrice (Wilewski) Nottke. Randy was raised in Elmhurst and was a graduate …

The 101 Years of Finnish Music concert is taking their show on the road. Supported by a sponsorship by Finlandia Foundation National…the next concert will be at the Finnish Center Association Cultural Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan Friday night. The concert is a musical journey through Finland’s Independence. Musicians Pasi …

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Your passions shouldn’t cause you pain. That’s what the area’s most comprehensive orthopedic team will share with the community during Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Bone and Joint Solutions event in Houghton on Monday, June 4. The Bone and Joint Solutions event is free and takes place at 5:30 p.m. …

As this year’s open-water fishing season gets under way, anglers trying their luck on Michigan lakes, rivers and Great Lakes ports can expect to see Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff out and about collecting key data about those experiences. DNR creel clerks are stationed at boat launches and piers …

A Keweenaw Peninsula environmental outreach program is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this week. K-12 students are invited to attend and take part in several hands on activities on the campus of Michigan Tech. Founded in 2008, the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative works with K-12 students in area schools to …

In order to keep the public informed about a statewide effort to inventory and classify state forest roads in the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a series of meetings during the week of May 14. The meetings will give area residents the opportunity to share …

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that work on the remaining Consumers Energy cables was completed, Tuesday, and that the multi-agency response on the Straits of Mackinac has concluded. Crews contracted by Consumers Energy capped the remaining two retired cables, which featured no free flowing fluid, and returned …