Hancock High School teacher Matt Griffith teaches 10th grade World History, using a unique teaching method implementing modern music and required silliness as an everyday part of his class. Griffith says these methods help students to retain the information that they are learning. “The more fun we have in class, …

An update on a feasibility study of an Upper Peninsula mining project is now available. The study focuses on the Copperwood Project, being developed by the Canadian exploration company, Highland Copper. They also have an update on the most recent activities concerning the White Pine North project and the UPX …

The Portage Lake District Library will host two training sessions that will show participants how to use Ancestry Library Edition to search family records on Thursday, October 5, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. Ancestry Library Edition contains billions of records in census data, birth, marriage and death …

Students thinking about attending FinnU in the fall of 2018 are invited to Finlandia Preview Day, which is Saturday, October 7, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event includes tours, key one-on-one meetings with Finlandia officials and more! Plus, one lucky attendee will win a $500 scholarship. Students …

Hancock, Michigan – The Portage Health Foundation Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle. The fund, combined with additional support by the Portage Health Foundation, has made available $60,000.00 for local organizations for this …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation and Dial Help Community Support & Outreach Center are pleased to offer the four-county community middle school students with an opportunity to participate in the Crave 21 Challenge presented by Rise Together. This event is in an effort to collaborate and work preventatively to …

Good paying jobs are available at one of the nation’s leading electronic manufacturers right here in Houghton County. Calumet Electronics has been operating at the same location for a half century and are experiencing massive growth as a producer of printed circuit boards (PCB’s). Vice President and Chief Operating Officer …

Carol Ann Ojala, age 81 of Baraga, MI passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born July 3, 1936 in Hancock, MI daughter of Joseph and Leona (Donpier) Schutte. Carol graduated from Baraga High School in 1954. She married Frederick Ojala on …

Calumet–Frances Agnes Hoffmann, 87, passed away at her home on Friday evening September 29, 2017. A mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, October 14th at 11:30am at the Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Fr. Abraham Mupparathara to officiate. Friends may call at the Ryan Funeral Home on …

Hancock–Priscilla A. Hubscher, 74, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Portage Pointe.  Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.