The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education has renewed the contract of Superintendent George Stockero. At their March meeting, the board presented their annual evaluation of the superintendent and rated Stockero has “Highly Effective”. The Board stated they were very impressed with how Stockero worked with the community …

Thomas Lee Roth, age 61 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born August 4, 1956 in Detroit, MI son of Norman and Wyonne (Diestler) Roth Sr.  Tom grew up in Royal Oak, MI and moved to L’Anse about 30 …

Gloria A. Galer, age 71, of L’Anse and formerly of Ontonagon, MI, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Bayside Village, L’Anse, MI. She was born in Pontiac, MI on December 17, 1946 the daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Miller) Galer. Gloria graduated from Madison Heights High School …

UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. – Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if everyone aged 50 years or older had regular screening tests, at least 60 percent of deaths from …

The Portage Lake District Library will host a presentation designed to give participants the information they need to plan for retirement. John Nelson, financial adviser from Edward Jones, will present “Retirement: Making Your Money Last” on Thursday, March 22, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This presentation will help participants …

What started six years ago as a kind act of generosity has turned into a semi-annual event that brings good Samaritans together from across the Keweenaw as they ensure that students in the Copper Country have the nourishment they need to sustain their diets through their upcoming school vacation. 31 …

Federal, state and local authorities have investigated a threatening statement made towards the Social Security Administration building in Escanaba. Just before 1pm last Thursday, an identified 50 year-old woman contacted the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The woman, who was upset over a disputed benefit refund, …

The Copper Country League of Women Voters will be hosting a series of public input meetings before the county’s plans for a new jail addition move forward. The League says the three public meetings are to address the issues of the inadequate Houghton County jail and the aging and cramped …

With longer daylight hours and warming temperatures causing wildlife to start to move, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises property owners that now is the time to look around and see if they have items that soon may be attracting bears. “The ideal situation is for a bear to …

The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition invites you to help celebrate the incredible place where we live.  The FREE two-day event will be held at the Michigan Tech Great Lakes Research Center in Houghton March 23 & 24. This year UPEC has reached out to Friends of the Land of Keweenaw (FOLK) and the Michigan Tech …