While Grant Township officials are evaluating the cause and seeking a solution to a recent wastewater leak, residents of Copper Harbor are reminded that there is no current threat to public safety and local drinking water remains safe. While making a routine check of the Grant Township wastewater treatment facility …

Hancock: David W. Sereno, 59, formerly of Ontonagon, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hancock, where he resided for the past four years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the Pearce Funeral Home of Lake Linden.

Chassell Signe E. Bakkila, 90, a resident of Chassell, passed away Tuesday morning March 27, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been residing for the past month. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Tapiola, MI, a daughter of the late Soloman and Jennie (Haataja) …

Three local hotels have been awarded the annual “Best of Brand”, which recognizes the brand’s top performing hotels and their staff. The announcement comes from the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau, which called receiving this honor a testament to the incredible work of the hotel teams in delivering top-notch hospitality …

The Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Towards Health) workshop is returning to Laurium beginning on April 19th. The workshop helps people living with daily challenges of diabetes, learn skills and tools needed to improve their health and manage their symptoms.  Subjects covered include: symptoms of diabetes, stress, managing fatigue and emotional problems, exercise, healthy …

What is green burial? It’s a natural, environmentally-friendly alternative to embalming, steel caskets and burial vaults.  And it is available in the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Green Burial Alliance (KGBA)—a non-profit educational and advocacy organization—will give a community update on the status of green burial in our area, providing information and answering questions at …

Final approvals were recently granted by government regulatory agencies for a dredging project set to begin this summer at the Grand Traverse Bay Harbor in Houghton County. The work is part of the ongoing effort to save Buffalo Reef, an important Lake Superior natural fish-spawning reef from being covered by shifting …

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently issued $500,000 in grants to 25 local health departments to help combat Michigan’s hepatitis A outbreak. Local health departments were issued $20,000 each to increase vaccination outreach to high-risk populations and include: Allegan County Health Department Kalamazoo County …

As jail overcrowding has been an issue of concern in Houghton County for many years, local residents will have two more opportunities to voice their thoughts and concerns on the current proposed solution. Residents voiced their opinions this week at the Laird Township Hall in Alston and two more public …

A two-vehicle accident in Houghton sent an elderly woman to the hospital Monday. The accident happened shortly before 11:30am at the intersection of Sharon Avenue and M-26. The Houghton Police Department says a Toyota driven by an 85-year-old Hancock woman was traveling south on M-26 and failed to yield while …