So they missed a question this year, but the Minettes and a Miner outlasted nine other teams to repeat as champions of the 16th annual High School Local History Smackdown Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre. Four Dollar Bay Seniors took on teams from Baraga, Calumet, Chassell, and Ontonagon; answering …
Read More »Keweenaw Roller Girls Begin Season With Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Roller Derby is returning to the Copper Country as the Keweenaw Roller Girls get set to begin their 2018 home season. They will have four home bouts this year at Dee Stadium in Houghton, with the first matchup against the Shipwreck Valley Rollers on May 5th. The team is a …
Read More »Houghton High School Drama Club Presents “Edelweiss”
The Houghton High School Drama Club will perform the play Edelweiss this weekend. The story takes place in Nazi Germany during World War II as students at a school in Munich wrestle with what’s going on around them. Actress Isabelle De Ycaza says the drama team is pouring their heart …
Read More »Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday
Bring your unwanted prescription drugs to any of several law enforcement agencies participating in the Drug Take Back Event going on Saturday. Studies show that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. …
Read More »CCISD Needs Help To Reassemble Greenhouse
The Copper Country Intermediate School District has a greenhouse for their students to learn from, now they just need some help putting it back together. For years, the CCISD used the greenhouse located on the property of Copper Country Mental Health for students in their Community Transition Program. The structure …
Read More »New Clock Tower Coming To Michigan Tech Campus
A groundbreaking ceremony is being held today on the campus of Michigan Tech for the new Bernard Family Clock Tower. The clock tower will be located outside the Memorial Union Building near the MEEM. The clock tower and a student scholarship are being made possible by a donation from the …
Read More »Finlandia Holding Commencement Ceremony Sunday
Finlandia University baccalaureate and commencement activities for the class of 2018 are scheduled for Sunday, April 29, on the university’s campus in Hancock. Exercises for Graduation Day 2018 will begin Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with the Baccalaureate Worship Service at the Chapel of St. Matthew, and conclude with the …
Read More »Environmental Movie and Discussion at PLDL
The Portage Lake District Library is inviting the public to join the Copper Country Recycling Initiative (CCRI) and the Michigan Technological University Center for Science and Environmental Outreach for an Earth Day film screening and discussion at the library on Monday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. The film is entitled …
Read More »JROTC Program seeking new home.
While the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program will no longer be held at Hancock Public Schools, the future remains uncertain for Keweenaw Cadets enrolled in the program. The school board recently voted to drop the program after reviewing the financial strain it places on the district. The district will …
Read More »Melting Snow Causes High Waters on the Sturgeon.
A flood advisory remains in effect for a Houghton County River. A steady rise has been observed on the Sturgeon River near Chassell over the past few days due to snow melt in the area. This snow melt will continue across the Sturgeon River drainage basin over the next few …
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